Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector
CVE-2026-85983

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Auth0

Vendor
CVE Published:
8 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-85983?

The Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector exhibits a vulnerability where improper handling of a configuration value during service startup could allow a low-privileged user on the host system to change the connector's configuration. Following a service restart, this altered configuration might enable code execution with the privileges held by the service account, potentially leading to significant security risks.

Affected Version(s)

Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector 0 <= 6.5.0

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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