CVE-2026-13608: OpenLDAP SASL authentication bypass
Published Sep 6, 2026
·Updated
A flaw in the libcurl SASL negotiation for LDAP authentication allows an incomplete handshake sequence to be misinterpreted as a successful cryptographic verification. An attacker executing a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack can inject a premature or shortcut response that bypasses complete peer validation.
Affected Software
2 affected components
OpenLDAP SASL authentication
libcurl SASL negotiation
Event History
Sep 6, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:47 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:47 PM
DescriptionWeakness