Red Hat Security Advisory: redhat-ds:12 security update
Description
A command injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-19843) exists in the 389-ds-base component of Red Hat Directory Server 12.6 EUS for RHEL 9, specifically via an unescaped LDAP DN in the Cockpit 389 Console LDAP editor. This vulnerability allows injection of arbitrary commands due to improper input handling. Red Hat has issued an important security update to address this issue.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Directory Server is an LDAPv3-compliant directory server including LDAP server and administration tools. The 389-ds-base package contained a command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) via an unescaped LDAP Distinguished Name (DN) in the Cockpit 389 Console LDAP editor. This flaw could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system. Red Hat released a security update for Red Hat Directory Server 12.6 Extended Update Support on RHEL 9 to fix this issue as detailed in advisory RHSA-2026:64782.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system running Red Hat Directory Server 12.6 EUS for RHEL 9 via the Cockpit 389 Console LDAP editor. This could lead to unauthorized system control or compromise of the directory server environment. The severity is rated as Important by Red Hat, indicating a high-impact security issue.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Red Hat Directory Server 12.6 Extended Update Support on RHEL 9 to fix this command injection vulnerability. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:64782 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:64782
- Cve Count
- 1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a9f910dacd9273b49ff29b7
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 04:37:33 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 05:07:31 UTC
Last updated: 10/23/2026, 01:15:22 UTC
Views: 61
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