What is CVE-2026-14969?

CVE-2026-14969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server 11, classified under Generation of Predictable IV with CBC Mode. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-07-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-14969?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server 11

CVE-2026-14969

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 equal…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Red Hat Directory Server 11
Red Hat Directory Server 12
Red Hat Directory Server 13
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-329 — Generation of Predictable IV with CBC Mode

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14969?: CVE-2026-14969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server 11, classified under Generation of Predictable IV with CBC Mode. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-14969?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.