YugabyteDB Anywhere Exposes LDAP Credentials in Cleartext in Web UI
Priority LOW 12CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
YugabyteDB Anywhere displays LDAP bind passwords configured via gflags in cleartext within the web UI. An authenticated user with access to the configuration view could obtain LDAP credentials, potentially enabling unauthorized access to external directory services.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00181 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial YugabyteDB Anywhere (YugabyteDB Inc): 2025.1.1.0, 2024.2.6.0, 2025.2.0.0Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YugabyteDB | YugabyteDB Anywhere | 2025.1.0.0 to before 2025.1.1.0; 2024.2.0.0 to before 2024.2.6.0 | 2025.1.1.0, 2024.2.6.0, 2025.2.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- YugabyteDB Anywhere VendorYugabyteDB Affected 2025.1.0.0 to before 2025.1.1.0; 2024.2.0.0 to before 2024.2.6.0 Fixed in 2025.1.1.0, 2024.2.6.0, 2025.2.0.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA YugabyteDB Anywhere (YugabyteDB Inc) Fixed in 2025.1.1.0, 2024.2.6.0, 2025.2.0.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1966
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5653-wcrh-6wrg
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-2022-17471 The software is vulnerable when using LDAP-based authentication in YCQL with Microsoft’s Active Directory CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-00707 Arbitrary File Write in High Availability Backup Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-00544 Server-side request forgery in YugabyteDB Anywhere CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-05529 Prometheus Metrics Accessible Pre-Authentication CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-1966 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1966 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5653-wcrh-6wrg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-1966 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences