CVE-2026-1966 (GCVE-0-2026-1966)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-05 11:38 – Updated: 2026-02-05 14:18
VLAI
Title
YugabyteDB Anywhere Exposes LDAP Credentials in Cleartext in Web UI
Summary
YugabyteDB Anywhere displays LDAP bind passwords configured via gflags in cleartext within the web UI. An authenticated user with access to the configuration view could obtain LDAP credentials, potentially enabling unauthorized access to external directory services.
Severity
2.4 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
YugabyteDB Inc YugabyteDB Anywhere Affected: 2025.1.0.0 , < 2025.1.1.0 (custom)
Affected: 2024.2.0.0 , < 2024.2.6.0 (custom)
Unaffected: 2025.2.0.0 (custom)
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