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RHSA-2026:64768

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-09-08 01:03 - Updated: 2026-09-08 08:20
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: 389-ds-base security update
Severity
Important
Notes
Topic: An update for 389-ds-base is now available for Red Hat Directory Server 13.2 for RHEL 10. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Details: 389 Directory Server is an LDAP version 3 (LDAPv3) compliant server. The base packages include the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server and command-line utilities for server administration. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Directory Server 13.2 for RHEL 10 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Terms of Use: This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.
CVE-2026-19843

A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. The Cockpit 389 Console's LDAP editor constructs an ldapsearch command by embedding an LDAP entry's distinguished name (DN) into a shell command string without proper escaping. An LDAP user with delegated privileges to create or rename directory entries could craft a malicious DN containing shell metacharacters. When a Cockpit administrator subsequently views the entry in the 389 Console, the embedded shell command executes with root privileges on the directory server host.

8.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: 10Base-DirSrv-13.2:389-ds-base-0:3.2.0-7.el10dsrv.src —
Vendor Fix fix
Workaround
Unresolved product id: 10Base-DirSrv-13.2:cockpit-389-ds-0:3.2.0-7.el10dsrv.noarch —
Vendor Fix fix
Workaround
Threats
Impact Important
References
Acknowledgments
Arenadata Andrew Rukin
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