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CVE-2020-26542

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.52%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-11-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Microsoft, MongoDB.

CVE
CVE-2020-26542
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
1.52%
Microsoft MongoDB

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in the MongoDB Simple LDAP plugin through 2020-10-02 for Percona Server when using the SimpleLDAP authentication in conjunction with Microsoft’s Active Directory, Percona has discovered a flaw that would allow authentication to complete when passing a blank value for the account password, leading to access against the service integrated with which Active Directory is deployed at the level granted to the authenticating account.

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