CVE-2026-15041

Summary

A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The PBKDF2-SHA256 password verification function uses standard memcmp() for comparing password hashes instead of a constant-time comparison function. A remote attacker could potentially use timing measurements of LDAP bind attempts to infer partial hash information, though practical exploitation is extremely difficult due to PBKDF2 computational overhead.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus

Weaknesses

  • CWE-208: Observable Timing Discrepancy

Workarounds

If possible, configure 389 Directory Server to use an alternative password storage scheme (e.g., SSHA512 or GOST-Yescrypt) which uses constant-time comparison.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References