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High 8.5Published Jun 1, 2026

CVE-2026-35563It was identified that the LDAP client implementation in version 2.1.7 does not verify if the server certificate matches the intended LDAP hostname.

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

It was identified that the LDAP client implementation in version 2.1.7 does not verify if the server certificate matches the intended LDAP hostname. While the underlying code validates the certificate chain against a trusted authority, the absence of endpoint identification allows a valid certificate issued for an entirely unrelated host to be improperly accepted. This oversight leaves the connection highly vulnerable to server impersonation and complete connection compromise. The root cause of this vulnerability lies in the incomplete TLS server identity verification within the LDAP client implementation. The attacker requires MITM capability on the network to exploit this vulnerability. This attacker must be able to present a certificate trusted by the client's configured trust store. The hostname verification has been enforced in the new version of the LDAP API

CVSS
8.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-297
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Not given
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
apache directory_ldap_api
apache:directory_ldap_api
from 2.0.0 before 2.1.7
NVD

References

  • mailing-list, vendor-advisory
  • mailing-list, third-party-advisory

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