CVE-2020-26168 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Hazelcast IMDG Enterprise versions prior to 4.0.3 and Jet Enterprise through 4.2. Specifically, the LDAP authentication method in LdapLoginModule fails to properly verify passwords in certain system-user-dn configurations, allowing unauthorized users to authenticate with invalid credentials. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating a high-impact attack with no user interaction required, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0, < 4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:hazelcast:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0, <= 4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:jet:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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