CVE-2026-11793: Red Hat Directory Server 11 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Affects Red Hat Directory Server 11Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.9 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Directory Server 11redhat-ds:11/389-ds-base | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Directory Server 12redhat-ds:12/389-ds-base | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Directory Server 13389-ds-base | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10389-ds-base | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6389-ds-base | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7389-ds-base | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
The vendor advisory recommends restricting Directory Manager access and monitoring cn=config attributes (nsDS5ReplicaCredentials, nsDS5ReplicaBootstrapCredentials) for abnormally long values. Additionally, LDAP administrative access should be restricted to management networks or localhost (LDAPI). These mitigations reduce the risk of exploitation by limiting access and detecting suspicious attribute values.
Description
A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The checkPrefix() function in pw.c copies an attacker-controlled algorithm ID into a 256-byte stack buffer without bounds checking when parsing reversible-encrypted attribute values. An attacker with Directory Manager privileges can crash the LDAP server by storing a crafted credential with an oversized algorithm ID. FORTIFY_SOURCE mitigates this to denial of service only.