CVE-2026-11789

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 80% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The SMD5 password storage plugin performs unsigned integer underflow when computing salt length from a crafted password hash shorter than 16 bytes, causing a buffer over-read that crashes the LDAP server during authentication.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
20.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 12, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
generic

Jira

https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/PSIRTSUPT-7600
redhat

2485422 – (CVE-2026-11789) CVE-2026-11789 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: SMD5 password storage plugin salt length integer underflow crash

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485422
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11789

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-11789(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 8× in last 7d / 53× 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.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 03:04 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.60
  3. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-15 20:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-14 02:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-11 21:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-10 20:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-09 02:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-08 01:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
Show 61 more
  1. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-06 01:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-05 00:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-03 23:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-02 22:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-01 21:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-30 20:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-06-29 19:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-28 17:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-27 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-26 15:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-06-25 14:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-24 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-23 21:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-06-23 11:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-22 05:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-06-21 01:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-19 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-06-19 19:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-18 22:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-06-17 21:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-16 20:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-15 19:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-15 17:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-14 23:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-14 18:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-06-13 17:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-12 20:13 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.5
  55. 2026-06-12 16:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-11 15:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-06-10 22:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-06-10 14:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-06-09 13:22 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-06-09 13:22 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Related CVEs(same CWE)

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-11789?
CVE-2026-11789 is a medium vulnerability published on June 9, 2026. A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The SMD5 password storage plugin performs unsigned integer underflow when computing salt length from a crafted password hash shorter than 16 bytes, causing a buffer over-read that crashes the LDAP server during authentication.
When was CVE-2026-11789 disclosed?
CVE-2026-11789 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 9, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-11789 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-11789 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 20.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-11789?
CVE-2026-11789 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-11789?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-11789, 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.

Dependency Blast Radius

Explore the affected products and dependency analysis for CVE-2026-11789

Explore →

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2026-11789?

EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.

Start Free Scan →Browse All CVEs