Vulnerability · Published Jun 12, 2026 · Assigned by Ping Identity
CVE-2026-20746PingDirectory copying of virtual attributes leads to memory exhaustion
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity memory leak in PingDirectory from Ping Identity. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ping Identity | PingDirectory | 9.3.0.0 – through 9.3.0.810.1.0.0 – through 10.1.0.510.2.0.0 – through 10.2.0.510.3.0.0 – through 10.3.0.311.0.0.0 – before 11.0.0.1 |
Weakness: CWE-401 · Vector: 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
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://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingdirectory-downloads.html
- https://support.pingidentity.com/s/article/SECADV052-Denial-of-Service-via-copying-virtual-attributes