CVE-2026-11790 — 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: pbkdf2 password storage plugin unbounded iteration count denial of service
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The PBKDF2-SHA256 password storage plugin does not enforce an upper bound on the iteration count extracted from stored password hashes.…
Published: 2026-06-09 · CVSS: 4.9 · CVSS 3.1
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The PBKDF2-SHA256 password storage plugin does not enforce an upper bound on the iteration count extracted from stored password hashes. A privileged attacker who can modify a user's password hash can cause excessive CPU consumption during authentication, resulting in denial of service.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7