CVE-2026-1966
📋 TL;DR
YugabyteDB Anywhere displays LDAP bind passwords in cleartext within its web UI configuration view. Authenticated users with configuration access can view these credentials, potentially compromising external LDAP directory services. This affects organizations using YugabyteDB Anywhere with LDAP authentication.
💻 Affected Systems
- YugabyteDB Anywhere
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An authenticated malicious insider or compromised account steals LDAP credentials, gains unauthorized access to directory services, and potentially escalates privileges across integrated systems.
Likely Case
Authorized but untrusted users within the organization access LDAP credentials through normal configuration review, leading to unauthorized directory access.
If Mitigated
With strict access controls limiting configuration view to trusted administrators only, risk is reduced to insider threats among privileged users.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access to the web UI configuration view. No special tools or techniques needed beyond normal user access.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check Yugabyte security advisory for specific version
Vendor Advisory: https://docs.yugabyte.com/stable/secure/vulnerability-disclosure-policy/
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Check Yugabyte security advisory for patched version
2. Upgrade YugabyteDB Anywhere to patched version
3. Restart YugabyteDB Anywhere services
4. Verify LDAP passwords are no longer displayed in cleartext
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Configuration Access
allLimit access to YugabyteDB Anywhere configuration view to only trusted administrators
Use Alternative Authentication
allTemporarily disable LDAP authentication or use alternative authentication methods
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict role-based access control to limit configuration view access to minimum necessary personnel
- Monitor access logs to YugabyteDB Anywhere configuration pages for suspicious activity
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Log into YugabyteDB Anywhere web UI as authenticated user, navigate to configuration view, check if LDAP bind passwords are displayed in cleartextCheck Version:
Check YugabyteDB Anywhere version via web UI or command line (specific command depends on deployment)Verify Fix Applied:
After patching, verify LDAP passwords are masked or encrypted in configuration view📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple configuration page accesses by non-admin users
- Unusual access patterns to configuration endpoints
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to configuration API endpoints from unauthorized IPs/users
SIEM Query:
source="yugabyte" AND (uri_path="/api/configuration" OR uri_path CONTAINS "config") AND user NOT IN [admin_users]