CVE-2026-14969 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: static initialization vector in aes-cbc/3des-cbc attribute encryption
An attacker with filesystem access can detect plaintext equality in encrypted directory entries due to a static initialization vector in attribute encryption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-14969?
CVE-2026-14969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 7 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base where the LDBM backend attribute encryption uses a hardcoded static initialization vector for AES-CBC and 3DES-CBC operations, allowing an attacker with privileged filesystem access to detect plaintext equality across encrypted entries by comparing ciphertext blocks.
Weakness: CWE-329
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14969?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Redhat 389 Directory Server, Redhat Directory Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2026-14969?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14969 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-14969 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14969 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux
- CVE-2026-11770 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: pre-auth ldap filter injection in cleanallruv status check
- CVE-2026-15722 Memory corruption in Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8
- CVE-2026-9064 Denial of service in Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8
- CVE-2010-2222 Null dereference in Red Hat Directory Server
- CVE-2026-11611 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: content sync plugin unbounded queue growth and race conditions
Sources
Also known as AZL-92186, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-14969, GHSA-9458-4323-hx4r, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14969.