{"id":"CVE-2026-103880","title":"Asymmetric Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Directory LDAP API.\n\n\n\nStoring a password using the bcrypt algorithm with a high force like 30 in a LDAP server that supports this algorithm will cause the server CPU to  run for ho…","summary":"Asymmetric Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Directory LDAP API.\n\n\n\nStoring a password using the bcrypt algorithm with a high force like 30 in a LDAP server that supports this algorithm will cause the server CPU to  run for ho…","severity":"none","cwe":["CWE-405"],"vendor":"Apache Software Foundation","product":"org.apache.directory.api:api-ldap-model","affected":["org.apache.directory.api:api-ldap-model >= 2.1.0 < 2.1.9"],"published":"2026-10-02","updated":"2026-10-02","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-02T10:17:06.700","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103880","references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39q63m54v9go6xj7pqj7q18c3szn9go4","label":"security@apache.org"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-02T10:15:55.900Z","slug":"CVE-2026-103880","body":"## Overview\n\nAsymmetric Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Directory LDAP API.\n\n\n\nStoring a password using the bcrypt algorithm with a high force like 30 in a LDAP server that supports this algorithm will cause the server CPU to  run for hours checking the credentials. A bounded cost should be enforced to avoid a server DOS.\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Apache Directory LDAP API: from 2.1.0 before 2.1.9.\n\n\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.9, which fixes the issue.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}