PingDirectory copying of virtual attributes leads to memory exhaustion

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-20746
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPing Identity
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-12 04:17:04 UTC
Updated2026-06-12 16:06:17 UTC
DescriptionVirtual 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 6.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:Amber

Problem Types: CWE-401 | CWE-401 CWE-401 Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary6.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS6.3MEDIUMCVSS: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/A...

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Passive
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
High
Sub Integrity
High
Sub Availability
High

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:Amber

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Ping Identity PingDirectory affected 9.3.0.0 9.3.0.8 custom Not specified
CNA Ping Identity PingDirectory unknown 10.1.0.0 10.1.0.5 custom Not specified
CNA Ping Identity PingDirectory affected 10.2.0.0 10.2.0.5 custom Not specified
CNA Ping Identity PingDirectory affected 10.3.0.0 10.3.0.3 custom Not specified
CNA Ping Identity PingDirectory affected 11.0.0.0 11.0.0.1 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingdirectory-downloads.html [email protected] www.pingidentity.com
support.pingidentity.com/s/article/SECADV052-Denial-of-Service-via-copying-virtual-att... [email protected] support.pingidentity.com
docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/release_notes/pd_release_notes.html [email protected] docs.pingidentity.com
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