AIKIDO-2026-288860
spring-security-ldap is vulnerable to Use of Hard-coded Credentials
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Critical Risk
This Affects:
spring-security-ldapTL;DR
spring-security-ldap embedded UnboundID LDAP server registers a well-known administrative bind DN and listens on all network interfaces. Anyone who can reach the LDAP port can bind as that admin and read or modify the in-memory directory. This applies when UnboundIdContainer is used directly or via spring.ldap.embedded.*. The patch binds locally by default and no longer exposes a well-known admin credential on all interfaces.
Who does this affect?
You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range and UnboundIdContainer is used with an LDAP listener that is reachable from the attacker.
Background info
spring-security-ldap is vulnerable to Use of Hard-coded Credentials in versions 5.7.0 - 7.0.6 and 7.1.0 - 7.1.0.
How to fix this
Upgrade the org.springframework.security:spring-security-ldap library to the patch version.
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