What is CVE-2026-85982?

CVE-2026-85982 is a critical-severity vulnerability, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2026-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-85982?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

CVE-2026-85982

CVE-2026-85982

The Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues due to improper HTML encoding of data in search results and updater log content displayed in the admin panel. An authenticated user with privileges to modify directory attributes, or a low-privileged local user on the host where the connector is installed, could insert script content. This script content could then execute in an administrator's browser when they view the affected search results or update logs.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@okta.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-85982?: CVE-2026-85982 is a critical-severity vulnerability, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2026-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-85982?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.