Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy in memcached - CVE-2026-47784
Published: May 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132320
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-47784
CWE-ID: CWE-208
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Memcached
Affected software:
memcached
memcached
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose password information via a timing side channel.
The vulnerability exists due to observable timing discrepancies in sasl_server_userdb_checkpass when comparing SASL password database authentication data. A remote user can send authentication attempts and measure response times to disclose password information via a timing side channel.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-47784
Install security update from vendor's website.