01 Record
CVE-2026-59270
Spring Security embedded UnboundID LDAP server exposes well-known administrative bind DN on all network interfaces
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: vmware
CNA base score9.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
02 Description
Spring Security embedded UnboundID LDAP server exposes well-known administrative bind DN on all network interfaces
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 34.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-01.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-27 05:20Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-28 16:52Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-07-04
- Assigning CNA
- vmware
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- e5b7bcfcc273fe89b8818dc37d53d2ac05556cde59e81d35bc33223d7e2ae16a
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
SpringSpring Security7.1.0, 7.0.0 to 7.0.6, 6.5.0 to 6.5.11, 6.4.0 to 6.4.18, 5.8.0 to 5.8.27, 5.7.0 to 5.7.25—