{"id":"CVE-2026-78701","title":"A flaw was found in 389-ds-base","summary":"A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) UNBIND process. By sending a specially crafted request, the attacker can cause a conne…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"389-ds-base","affected":["389-ds-base (all versions)","389-ds-base (all versions)","dirsrv/dirsrv-container-rhel10 (all versions)","redhat-ds:11/389-ds-base (all versions)","redhat-ds:12/389-ds-base (all versions)","389-ds-base (all versions)","389-ds-base (all versions)","389-ds:1.4/389-ds-base (all versions)"],"patched":["enterprise_linux_appstream_v_10","enterprise_linux_appstream_v_9","enterprise_linux_codeready_linux_builder_v_10","enterprise_linux_codeready_linux_builder_v_9"],"published":"2026-08-25","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T23:17:29.177","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78701","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64784","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64785","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65119","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78701","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523232","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-78701.json"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78701"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78701"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-08-25T11:36:36.196907Z"},"epss":0.00419,"epssPercentile":0.35773,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T15:33:26.955Z","slug":"CVE-2026-78701","body":"## Overview\n\nA flaw was found in 389-ds-base. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) UNBIND process. By sending a specially crafted request, the attacker can cause a connection to stall, leading to resource exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS) for the server.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2026:64785** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) · released 2026-09-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64785)\n- **RHSA-2026:64784** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) · released 2026-09-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64784)\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Directory Server 11, Red Hat Directory Server 12, Red Hat Directory Server 13, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · no fix planned: Red Hat Directory Server 11, Red Hat Directory Server 12, Red Hat Directory Server 13, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, … · updated 2026-09-08 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-78701.json)\n- **RHSA-2026:65119** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Directory Server 13.2 · released 2026-09-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65119)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}