SecuriTricks - CVE-2026-20746

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Pingidentity	Pingdirectory	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	pingidentity	pingdirectory	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/release_notes/pd_release_notes.html#pingdirectory-suite-of-products-11-0-0-1-march-2026

https://support.pingidentity.com/s/article/SECADV052-Denial-of-Service-via-copying-virtual-attributes

https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingdirectory-downloads.html

CVSS Score

6.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: HIGH
User Interaction: PASSIVE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: LOW
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

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

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Timeline

Published: June 12, 2026, 4:17 a.m.
Last Modified: June 12, 2026, 4:17 a.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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CVE-2026-20746