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.
CVE-2026-14969
MEDIUMNVD 4.44.4—Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 4.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-07. NVD baseline CVSS 4.4; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.4
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 4.4Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 4.4
- EG Score
- 4.4(high)
- EPSS
- 0.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 7, 2026
Last Modified
July 9, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 7, 2026Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat
2497735 – (CVE-2026-14969) CVE-2026-14969 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: Static initialization vector in AES-CBC/3DES-CBC attribute encryption
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2497735Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14969(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 13× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-11 11:11 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-11 11:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-10 12:22 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-10 12:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-09 13:33 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-09 13:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-08 14:43 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-08 14:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-07 15:52 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-07 15:51 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-14969?
CVE-2026-14969 is a medium vulnerability published on July 7, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-14969 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14969 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 7, 2026, with the most recent update on July 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-14969 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14969 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14969?
CVE-2026-14969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14969?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14969, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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