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Critical · 9.6 CVE-2026-73644 EUVD-2026-58186GHSA-p279-2cqp-84jg

OpenDJ: Authorization bypass in SASL PLAIN allowing a `proxied-auth` holder to impersonate any resolvable non-root user without an ACI proxy grant

Published Aug 13, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

OpenDJ is an LDAPv3 compliant directory service. Prior to 5.1.2, the SASL PLAIN authorization identity path in opendj-server-legacy/src/main/java/org/opends/server/extensions/PlainSASLMechanismHandler.java checked the PROXIED_AUTH privilege but did not evaluate the mayProxy proxy ACI scope when an authzid resolved to a different user. Both dn: and u: or bare authzid forms could therefore let an authenticated account holding PROXIED_AUTH assume any resolvable non-root identity outside the identities permitted by its proxy ACI. The fix returns INVALID_CREDENTIALS (49) before password verification when the target authorization identity is not permitted. This issue is fixed in version 5.1.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
OpenIdentityPlatform OpenDJ < 5.1.2 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.openidentityplatform.opendj:opendj-server-legacy < 5.1.2 5.1.2 GHSA-p279-2cqp-84jg

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