CVE-2026-18651: 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: sasl plain bind installs connection credentials before account-lock check, allowing continued access as a locked account
- Is it exploited?
Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.3%
EPSS score, percentile 20.7 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Workaround (from the CVE record)
When locking an account, also rotate its LDAP password. Locking the account alone is not enough: this flaw lets a bind with the account's still-valid password succeed even after it's locked.
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
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Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. During SASL PLAIN authentication, the server installs connection-level bind credentials before performing the account-lock check. If the account is subsequently found to be locked, the bind is reported as failed to the client, but the already-installed authenticated state on the connection is not reverted. A client that supplies valid credentials for an a…
Summary: CVE record, as of .
- CISA has not added CVE-2026-18651 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
- The CVE record was published on 3 Aug 2026.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.3% (percentile 20.7), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact partial.
- The credits in the CVE record name OpenAI as finder.
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; CVE List, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of . About the data.
Description
389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: sasl plain bind installs connection credentials before account-lock check, allowing continued access as a locked account
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. During SASL PLAIN authentication, the server installs connection-level bind credentials before performing the account-lock check. If the account is subsequently found to be locked, the bind is reported as failed to the client, but the already-installed authenticated state on the connection is not reverted. A client that supplies valid credentials for an account that has been administratively locked can continue to use the same connection with that account's privileges, defeating account lock as an access-revocation control.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-287
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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References
2
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- CVE-2015-5287: Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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