Findings

CVE-2026-47784

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.

Published May 20, 2026 · updated Jul 24, 2026 · memcached memcached

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.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Affected

  • cpe memcached/memcachedversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-47784

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-47784

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References