What is GHSA-5j22-x9vm-7fm5?

GHSA-5j22-x9vm-7fm5 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Snipe-IT before 8.6.3 ignores the ldap_start_tls() return value in Ldap::connectToLdap(),...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-5j22-x9vm-7fm5 cover?

GHSA-5j22-x9vm-7fm5 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-116200. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-5j22-x9vm-7fm5?

GHSA-5j22-x9vm-7fm5 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-5j22-x9vm-7fm5HighCVSS 5.9

Snipe-IT before 8.6.3 ignores the ldap_start_tls() return value in Ldap::connectToLdap(),...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 25, 2026

Last Modified

October 25, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-116200 →

📋 Description

Snipe-IT before 8.6.3 ignores the ldap_start_tls() return value in Ldap::connectToLdap(), allowing on-path attackers to force cleartext LDAP binds. Attackers can answer the StartTLS request with a protocol error to capture service-account credentials and end-user login passwords.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-wx48-r3qh-jvh5
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116200
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/snipe-it-before-8.6.3-ldap-starttls-downgrade-via-connecttoldap
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5j22-x9vm-7fm5