CVE-2026-76560
389-ds-base: 389-ds: anonymous ldap client can defeat selfdn aci bind-rule checks via empty bind dn
What happened?
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The SELFDN ACI bind-rule evaluator incorrectly matches an anonymous LDAP client's empty bind DN against an empty stored attribute value, allowing an unauthenticated client to satisfy access control checks intended to require a matching authenticated identity. This can allow an anonymous LDAP client to perform an operation, such as adding or modifying a directory entry, that a SELFDN-based ACI intended to restrict to a specific authenticated user.
Affected software and versions
| Software | Version information | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| redhat-ds:11Red Hat | unaffected: 8060020260908152739.0ca98e7e to < * | See vendor advisory |
| redhat-ds:11Red Hat | unaffected: 8080020260903102346.f969626e to < * | See vendor advisory |
| redhat-ds:11Red Hat | unaffected: 8100020260904171440.37ed7c03 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| redhat-ds:12Red Hat | unaffected: 9020020260903155914.1674d574 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| redhat-ds:12Red Hat | unaffected: 9040020260903102623.1674d574 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds-baseRed Hat | unaffected: 0:3.2.0-10.el10_2 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds-baseRed Hat | unaffected: 0:3.0.6-21.el10_0 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds-baseRed Hat | unaffected: 0:1.3.11.1-15.el7_9 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds:1.4Red Hat | unaffected: 8100020260904155442.25e700aa to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds:1.4Red Hat | unaffected: 8040020260901171549.96015a92 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds:1.4Red Hat | unaffected: 8040020260901171549.96015a92 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds:1.4Red Hat | unaffected: 8060020260901145727.824efc52 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds:1.4Red Hat | unaffected: 8060020260901145727.824efc52 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds:1.4Red Hat | unaffected: 8080020260831180218.6dbb3803 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds:1.4Red Hat | unaffected: 8080020260831180218.6dbb3803 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds-baseRed Hat | unaffected: 0:2.8.0-10.el9_8 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds-baseRed Hat | unaffected: 0:2.2.4-22.el9_2 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds-baseRed Hat | unaffected: 0:2.4.5-29.el9_4 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds-baseRed Hat | unaffected: 0:2.6.1-24.el9_6 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| dirsrv/dirsrv-container-rhel10Red Hat | unaffected: 1788851765 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds-baseRed Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds-baseRed Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
| redhat-ds:12/389-ds-baseRed Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds-baseRed Hat | Default status: unaffected | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds-baseRed Hat | Default status: unknown | See vendor advisory |
| 389-ds-baseRed Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
Version information comes from the source record and can include unaffected products and exceptions. Distribution packages may contain backported fixes: an older upstream version alone does not prove a server is affected.
Is it being exploited?
This CVE was not listed in the CISA catalogue at our last retrieval. This does not establish that exploitation is absent.
How to respond
- Confirm the product, installed package version, and any configuration requirements in the vendor advisory.
- Follow the vendor’s remediation or workaround guidance in the references below. Structured fixed-version data is unavailable here; the publisher’s description may include a fix or workaround.
- Restart affected services if required, then verify the running version. Known exploitation may warrant investigation as well as patching.
Sources and remediation references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76560
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64771
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64776
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64778
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64779
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64780
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64781
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64783
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64784
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64785
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64789
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64790
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64791
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64792
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64793
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64804
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65119
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:79217
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-76560
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2519521