go-ldap-admin through 0.6.2 embeds a hard-coded RSA private key, published in the public repository, that protects encrypted login passwords. Unauthenticated attackers who capture encrypted passwords can decrypt them offline or via the /base/decryptpwd endpoint, recovering cleartext LDAP credentials for reuse.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 2
- StatusReceived → DeferredNVD modified 2026-10-16 19:17
- First seenCVSS 8.2NVD modified 2026-10-15 22:19
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
NVD has not attached CPE configurations yet.
References 8
- https://github.com/opsre/go-ldap-admin
- https://github.com/opsre/go-ldap-admin/blob/v0.6.2/config/config.go#L20-L24
- https://github.com/opsre/go-ldap-admin/blob/v0.6.2/config/config.go#L76-L77
- https://github.com/opsre/go-ldap-admin/blob/v0.6.2/logic/base_logic.go#L188-L199
- https://github.com/opsre/go-ldap-admin/blob/v0.6.2/routes/base_routes.go#L50
- https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/go-ldap-admin-hardcoded-rsa-key-decrypt-oracle-and-unauth-password-reset
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/go-ldap-admin-through-0.6.2-hard-coded-rsa-private-key-via-base-decryptpwd
- https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/go-ldap-admin-hardcoded-rsa-key-decrypt-oracle-and-unauth-password-reset