CVE-2026-94053 (GCVE-0-2026-94053)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-30 09:43 – Updated: 2026-09-30 14:30
VLAI
Title
Apache MINA SSHD: LDAP injection in sshd-ldap
Summary
Authentication bypass via LDAP injection in component sshd-ldap in Apache MINA SSHD versions 1.2.0 to 2.19.0 and 3.0.0-M1 to 3.0.0-M5. Apache MINA SSHD is a Java library for client-side and server-side SSH. The optional sshd-ldap component provides support for integrating password and publickey authentication on the server side with an LDAP server. sshd-ldap is an optional component. SSH servers implemented with Apache MINA SSHD are affected only if they use sshd-ldap and do configure it to be used for password of public key authentication. Other Apache MINA SSHD servers are not affected. Lack of escaping LDAP filter metacharacters enabled successful authentication with username "*" and password "*". Users are recommended to upgrade affected applications to version 2.20.0 or 3.0.0-M6, which fix this issue by properly escaping filter parameters according to RFC 4515.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-30 14:29 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-90 - Improper neutralization of special elements used in an LDAP query ('LDAP injection')
  • CWE-305 - Authentication bypass by primary weakness
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache MINA SSHD Affected: 1.2.0 , < 2.20.0 (maven)
Affected: 3.0.0-M1 , < 3.0.0-M6 (maven)
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Credits
Dilrevx Ho1aAs <xxy010605@gmail.com>
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