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TI-2026-30235 Aliases CVE-2026-41720GHSA-jrv5-8w28-4265

Authentication Bypass with Empty Password in Spring LDAP

Priority LOW 34CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

Spring LDAP's DirContextAuthenticationStrategy implementations do not reject a bind request where a non-empty username is paired with an empty or null password. Affected versions: Spring LDAP 2.4.0 through 2.4.4; 3.2.0 through 3.2.17; 3.3.0 through 3.3.7; 4.0.0 through 4.0.3.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00257 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Spring LDAP (Spring): 2.4.5, 3.2.18, 3.3.7.1 +1org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven): 4.0.4, 3.3.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareSpring LDAP2.4.0 to before 2.4.5; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.18; 3.3.0 to before 3.3.7.1; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.3.12.4.5, 3.2.18, 3.3.7.1, 4.0.3.1Patch availableCNA
—org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven)4.0.0 to before 4.0.44.0.4Patch availableGHSA-jrv5-8w28-4265
—org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven)3.3.0 to before 3.3.83.3.8Patch availableGHSA-jrv5-8w28-4265
—org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven)3.2.0 – 3.2.16—No fix listedGHSA-jrv5-8w28-4265
—org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven)up to 2.4.4—No fix listedGHSA-jrv5-8w28-4265
  • Spring LDAP VendorVMware Affected 2.4.0 to before 2.4.5; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.18; 3.3.0 to before 3.3.7.1; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.3.1 Fixed in 2.4.5, 3.2.18, 3.3.7.1, 4.0.3.1 Patch available CNA
  • org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.4 Fixed in 4.0.4 Patch available GHSA-jrv5-8w28-4265
  • org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.3.0 to before 3.3.8 Fixed in 3.3.8 Patch available GHSA-jrv5-8w28-4265
  • org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.2.0 – 3.2.16 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-jrv5-8w28-4265
  • org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 2.4.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-jrv5-8w28-4265

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Spring LDAP (Spring) Fixed in 2.4.5, 3.2.18, 3.3.7.1, 4.0.3.1
  • Fix · GHSA-jrv5-8w28-4265 org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) Fixed in 4.0.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-jrv5-8w28-4265 org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) Fixed in 3.3.8 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41720
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jrv5-8w28-4265

References

Advisory 1

Other 8

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  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16914 VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-07303 Command injection in Aria Operations for Networks KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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