5.4
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-12528
389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: heap-buffer-overflows in __aclp__normalize_acltxt()
Description

A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server in the __aclp__normalize_acltxt() function of aclparse.c. A malformed ACI (Access Control Instruction) string can trigger heap-buffer-overflow writes and reads during ACI parsing. The function fails to validate that the ACI keyword has sufficient length after whitespace stripping, leading to a 1-byte out-of-bounds write and subsequent out-of-bounds reads. An authenticated user with write access to the aci attribute could send a crafted ACI value to silently corrupt heap memory in the directory server process.

INFO

Published Date :

June 17, 2026, 2:27 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 17, 2026, 2:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

redhat
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-12528 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat directory_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux
4 Redhat directory_server
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
Solution
Update 389 Directory Server to patch heap-buffer-overflow vulnerabilities in ACI parsing.
  • Update 389 Directory Server to the latest version.
  • Apply vendor-provided security patches.
  • Review and sanitize ACI strings.

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