CVE-2026-1658 Content spoofing vulnerability discovered in OpenText™ Directory Services

Medium 5.3 Published 19 Feb 2026 Updated 2 Mar 2026

Attackers can inject manipulated text into OpenText Directory Services UI, misleading users and potentially poisoning caches.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-1658?

CVE-2026-1658 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OpenText™ Directory Services, published on 19 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information vulnerability in OpenText™ Directory Services allows Cache Poisoning.

The vulnerability could be exploited by a bad actor to inject manipulated text into the OpenText application, potentially misleading users.

This issue affects Directory Services: from 20.4.1 through 25.2.

Weakness: CWE-451

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1658?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Opentext Directory Services.

How do I fix CVE-2026-1658?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1658 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2026-1658 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1658 in the wild and no public exploit code.

CVE-2023-7249 Path traversal in OpenText Directory Services Medium 6.3

Sources

Also known as GHSA-36vc-76hh-jxcp.