libldap in certain third-party OpenLDAP packages has a certificate-validation flaw when…
Priority LOW 24CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
libldap in certain third-party OpenLDAP packages has a certificate-validation flaw when the third-party package is asserting RFC6125 support. It considers CN even when there is a non-matching subjectAltName (SAN). This is fixed in, for example, openldap-2.4.46-10.el8 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02515 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.4.46-10.el8 | Vulnerable | openldap |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:policy_auditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.5.1 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:blockchain_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 21.1.2 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.4.46-10.el8 Vulnerable ·openldap
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:policy_auditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.5.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:blockchain_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 21.1.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15719
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pg7h-v386-fw8h
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-15719 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15719 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pg7h-v386-fw8h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-15719 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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