CVE-2026-78701

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.05 BB Relevance: 63/100
Published: 2026-08-25 Modified: 2026-11-06 First seen: 2026-11-06 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: None
A: High

Description

A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) UNBIND process. By sending a specially crafted request, the attacker can cause a connection to stall, leading to resource exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS) for the server.

Weakness Classification (1)

References & Advisories (5)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64784
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64785
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65119
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523232
issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT

Bug Bounty Relevance

63 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.78%
Raw Score 0.007780
Percentile 56.4%
Date 2026-11-13

EPSS Trend

2026-11-13
0.00778
2026-11-12
0.00778
2026-11-10
0.00778
2026-11-09
0.00778
2026-11-08
0.00778
2026-11-07
0.00778
2026-11-06
0.00778
2026-11-05
0.00778

Intelligence Sources

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