CVE-2026-47784

Published: May 20, 2026Updated: Jul 24, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-208

8.1HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

In memcached before 1.6.42, password data for SASL password database authentication has a timing side channel because memcmp is used by sasl_server_userdb_checkpass.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-208

Affected Products

memcached

oss-project

memcachedMixed

Databases / cache-message-queue

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/d13f282b4bce33a9c33b8a1bbf07f12114160fed

github.com

https://github.com/memcached/memcached/compare/1.6.41...1.6.42

github.com

https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1642

github.com

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