Record summary

CVE-2026-35563 has a selected CVSS score of 8.8 (high).

Description

It was identified that the LDAP client implementation in version 2.1.7 does not verify if the server certificate matches the intended LDAP hostname. While the underlying code validates the certificate chain against a trusted authority, the absence of endpoint identification allows a valid certificate issued for an entirely unrelated host to be improperly accepted. This oversight leaves the connection highly vulnerable to server impersonation and complete connection compromise. The root cause of this vulnerability lies in the incomplete TLS server identity verification within the LDAP client implementation. The attacker requires MITM capability on the network to exploit this vulnerability. This attacker must be able to present a certificate trusted by the client's configured trust store. The hostname verification has been enforced in the new version of the LDAP API

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

CISA SSVC decision

ExploitationNone
AutomatableNo
Technical impactTotal

CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Jun 1, 2026 · Source: CVE List

Affected products and versions

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ProductSourceVersion rangeStatus

Apache Directory LDAP API

Browse Apache Software Foundation / Apache Directory LDAP APIorg.apache.directory.api:api-ldap-client-api

Default status: unaffected

CVE List2.0.0 to ≤ 2.1.7affected

org.apache.directory.api:api-ldap-client-api

Browse Maven / org.apache.directory.api:api-ldap-client-api
GitHub Advisory2.0.0 to < 2.1.8 · Fixed in 2.1.8affected

References

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