Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Spring Security embedded UnboundID LDAP server exposes well-known administrative bind DN on all network interfaces
CVE-2026-59270
Spring Security's embedded UnboundID LDAP server (UnboundIdContainer) unconditionally registers an administrative credential and binds its listener to all available network interfaces. Spring Security 7.1.0 Spring Security 7.0.0 - 7.0.6 Spring Security 6.5.0 - 6.5.11 Spring Security 6.4.0 - 6.4.18 Spring Security 5.8.0 - 5.8.27 Spring Security 5.7.0 - 5.7.25
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.4
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.5
EPSS Probability:0.29%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-798 ↗CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | Spring Security | 7.1.0 (affected), 7.0.0 <= 7.0.6 (affected), 6.5.0 <= 6.5.11 (affected), 6.4.0 <= 6.4.18 (affected), 5.8.0 <= 5.8.27 (affected), 5.7.0 <= 5.7.25 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.290%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | VMware by Broadcom · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-07-04T18:13:09 |
| Published | 2026-08-27T05:20:33 |
| Last Updated | 2026-08-28T16:52:28 |
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