LDAP Injection Affecting apache-sshd package, versions <2.20.0-150200.5.19.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-APACHESSHD-20876522
  • published13 Oct 2026
  • disclosed12 Oct 2026

Introduced: 12 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-94053  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-90  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-305  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 apache-sshd to version 2.20.0-150200.5.19.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache-sshd package and not the apache-sshd package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

Authentication bypass via LDAP injection in component sshd-ldap in Apache MINA SSHD versions 1.2.0 to 2.19.0 and 3.0.0-M1 to 3.0.0-M5.

Apache MINA SSHD is a Java library for client-side and server-side SSH. The optional sshd-ldap component provides support for integrating password and publickey authentication on the server side with an LDAP server.

sshd-ldap is an optional component. SSH servers implemented with Apache MINA SSHD are affected only if they use sshd-ldap and do configure it to be used for password of public key authentication.

Other Apache MINA SSHD servers are not affected.

Lack of escaping LDAP filter metacharacters enabled successful authentication with username "" and password "".

Users are recommended to upgrade affected applications to version 2.20.0 or 3.0.0-M6, which fix this issue by properly escaping filter parameters according to RFC 4515.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1