The software is vulnerable when using LDAP-based authentication in YCQL with Microsoft’s Active Directory
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-16Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the YugabyteDB 2.6.1 when using LDAP-based authentication in YCQL with Microsoft’s Active Directory. When anonymous or unauthenticated LDAP binding is enabled, it allows bypass of authentication with an empty password.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00935 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YugabyteDB | Yugabyte DB | 2.6.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Yugabyte DB VendorYugabyteDB Affected 2.6.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:yugabyte:yugabytedb:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.1 | Vulnerable | YugabyteDB |
- cpe:2.3:a:yugabyte:yugabytedb:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·YugabyteDB
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-37397
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3r4j-8whf-548p
References
Advisory 1
More Yugabytedb vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-27623 YugabyteDB v2.21.1.0 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the "insert into" parameter. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-00545 Remote code execution in YugabyteDB CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-05529 Prometheus Metrics Accessible Pre-Authentication CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-04277 Set Logging Level Without Authentication CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-05530 Log injection in YugabyteDB CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-37397 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-37397 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3r4j-8whf-548p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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