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CVE-2026-20746

PingDirectory copying of virtual attributes leads to memory exhaustion

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: June 12, 2026 at 02:16 AM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 11:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPingDirectory

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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

PingDirectory· Pingidentity
90%
10.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 10.1.0.510.2.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 10.2.0.510.3.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 10.3.0.311.0.0.0 ≤ v < 11.0.0.19.3.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.3.0.810.1.0.010.2.0.010.3.0.011.0.0.09.3.0.0
Affected range stops below 11.0.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Source: cverecord
https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/release_notes/pd_release_notes.html#pingdirectory-suite-of-products-11-0-0-1-march-2026
Source: cverecord
https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingdirectory-downloads.html
Source: cverecord
https://support.pingidentity.com/s/article/SECADV052-Denial-of-Service-via-copying-virtual-attributes

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.3MEDIUMPing Identity
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-401

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