CVE-2026-59270

Spring Security's embedded UnboundID LDAP server (UnboundIdContainer) unconditionally registers an administrative credential and binds its listener to all available network interfaces. Spring Security 7.1.0 Spring Security 7.0.0 - 7.0.6 Spring Security 6.5.0 - 6.5.11 Spring Security 6.4.0 - 6.4.18 Spring Security 5.8.0 - 5.8.27 Spring Security 5.7.0 - 5.7.25

CVSS v3 9.4 CRITICAL

9.4^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59270	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-27 06:17

Updated : 2026-09-01 20:36

NVD link : CVE-2026-59270

Mitre link : CVE-2026-59270

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-59270

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

spring_security

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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