CVE-2026-59270

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.49.4—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-27. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Spring Security's embedded UnboundID LDAP server (UnboundIdContainer) unconditionally registers an administrative credential and binds its listener to all available network interfaces. Spring Security 7.1.0 Spring Security 7.0.0 - 7.0.6 Spring Security 6.5.0 - 6.5.11 Spring Security 6.4.0 - 6.4.18 Spring Security 5.8.0 - 5.8.27 Spring Security 5.7.0 - 5.7.25

CVSS v3
9.4
EG Score
9.4(high)
EG Risk
57(Track)
EG Risk 57/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity94% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 28, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Spring Security embedded UnboundID LDAP server exposes well-known administrative bind DN on all network interfaces

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59270

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-59270(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 32× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 02:19 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 02:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-29 22:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-29 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-29 15:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-29 11:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-29 07:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-29 04:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-29 00:25 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-29 00:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-28 20:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-28 19:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-28 16:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-28 12:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-28 09:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-28 05:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-28 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-28 00:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-27 21:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-27 17:28 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-27 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-27 17:04 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-27 17:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-27 13:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-27 10:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-27 06:38 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-27 06:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-27 06:14 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-27 06:11 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-59270?
CVE-2026-59270 is a critical vulnerability published on August 27, 2026. Spring Security's embedded UnboundID LDAP server (UnboundIdContainer) unconditionally registers an administrative credential and binds its listener to all available network interfaces. Spring Security 7.1.0 Spring Security 7.0.0 - 7.0.6 Spring Security 6.5.0 - 6.5.11 Spring Security 6.4.0 - 6.4.18…
When was CVE-2026-59270 disclosed?
CVE-2026-59270 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 27, 2026, with the most recent update on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-59270 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-59270 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 79.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-59270?
CVE-2026-59270 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-59270?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-59270, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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