CVE-2026-18922

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-07. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. During SASL PLAIN authentication, a stale identity carried in a Cyrus SASL auxiliary property from a prior failed bind attempt can be installed on a connection following a subsequent, unrelated successful bind, regardless of which SASL mechanism completes that second bind. An attacker can send a SASL PLAIN bind as cn=Directory Manager with an incorrect password, then complete a SASL ANONYMOUS bind on the same connection, causing the server to grant Directory Manager authority without any valid credentials. A variant using a valid low-privileged account's own successful bind instead of an anonymous one is also possible.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
45%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 7, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

Advisory Details (15)

Auto-updated Sep 16, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64789
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64785
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64784
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64783
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64781
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64778
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Serv

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64776
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64771
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64791
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64804
redhat Patch Available

CVE-2026-18922 - Red Hat Customer Portal

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or OpenShift Container Platform 4, is affected by this vulnerability and a fix may be released to a

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18922
redhat Patch Available

2511388 – (CVE-2026-18922) CVE-2026-18922 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: SASL PLAIN authentication allows privilege escalation to Directory Manager via stale identity in Cyrus SASL auxiliary property

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2511388

Patch Availability(16)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhat389-ds-base-0:3.2.0-10.el10_22026-09-08redhat
redhat389-ds-base-0:3.0.6-21.el10_02026-09-08redhat
redhat389-ds-base-0:2.2.4-22.el9_22026-09-08redhat
redhat389-ds-base-0:2.4.5-29.el9_42026-09-08redhat
redhatredhat-ds:11-8100020260904171440.37ed7c032026-09-08redhat
redhat389-ds-base-0:1.2.11.15-97.el6_10.12026-09-08redhat
redhat389-ds:1.4-8040020260901171549.96015a922026-09-08redhat
redhat389-ds:1.4-8060020260901145727.824efc522026-09-08redhat
redhat389-ds:1.4-8080020260831180218.6dbb38032026-09-08redhat
redhatredhat-ds:11-8080020260903102346.f969626e2026-09-08redhat
redhatredhat-ds:12-9020020260903155914.1674d5742026-09-08redhat
redhatredhat-ds:12-9040020260903102623.1674d5742026-09-08redhat
redhat389-ds-base-0:1.3.11.1-15.el7_92026-09-08redhat
redhat389-ds-base-0:2.8.0-10.el9_82026-09-08redhat
redhat389-ds-base-0:2.6.1-24.el9_62026-09-08redhat
redhat389-ds:1.4-8100020260904155442.25e700aa2026-09-08redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
389-ds-base2.3.1+dfsg1-1 ... 3.3.0-2 (16 versions)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
389-ds-base3.1.2+dfsg1-1 ... 3.3.0-2 (6 versions)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18922?
CVE-2026-18922 is a critical vulnerability published on September 7, 2026. A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. During SASL PLAIN authentication, a stale identity carried in a Cyrus SASL auxiliary property from a prior failed bind attempt can be installed on a connection following a subsequent, unrelated successful bind, regardless of which SASL mechanism completes…
When was CVE-2026-18922 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18922 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 7, 2026, with the most recent update on September 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-18922 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18922 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 54.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18922?
CVE-2026-18922 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18922?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18922, 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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