What is CVE-2026-85981?

CVE-2026-85981 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-85981?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

CVE-2026-85981

CVE-2026-85981

The administrative panel of the Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector (versions 6.5.0 and earlier) listens on the local loopback interface without requiring authentication. This allows a local, low-privileged user or process on the host system to access the panel's management endpoints without credentials. Through these endpoints, a local user can read configuration details, including plaintext Active Directory service account credentials, and modify connector settings.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

psirt@okta.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-85981?: CVE-2026-85981 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-85981?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.