CVE-2026-20746 (GCVE-0-2026-20746)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-12 02:16 – Updated: 2026-06-12 13:30
VLAI
Title
PingDirectory copying of virtual attributes leads to memory exhaustion
Summary
Virtual attribute handling in Ping Identity PingDirectory in affected versions allows only authorized users to exhaust java memory heap when recent login history is enabled and copying virtual attributes that reference ds-privilege-name values.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/RE:M/U:Amber
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Ping Identity PingDirectory Affected: 9.3.0.0 , ≤ 9.3.0.8 (custom)
Unknown: 10.1.0.0 , ≤ 10.1.0.5 (custom)
Affected: 10.2.0.0 , ≤ 10.2.0.5 (custom)
Affected: 10.3.0.0 , ≤ 10.3.0.3 (custom)
Affected: 11.0.0.0 , < 11.0.0.1 (custom)
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