Bug 2529198 (CVE-2026-13608)

Summary: CVE-2026-13608 curl: curl: Authentication bypass in OpenLDAP SASL negotiation via Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, anthomas, aos-team-art-private, asdas, bbrownin, crizzo, dpaolell, ehelms, ggainey, gtanzill, jbuscemi, jdelft, jpasqual, jupierce, juwatts, kshier, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, mdellweg, mhulan, nmoumoul, osousa, pcreech, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rchan, rekumar, rhel-process-autobot, sdawley, sghai, sidsharm, smallamp, stcannon, suppawar, teagle, tmalecek, vlaad, vvoronko, watson-tool-maintainers, yguenane
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A flaw was found in libcurl's SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer) negotiation for LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) authentication when using the OpenLDAP backend. An incomplete handshake sequence can be misinterpreted as a successful cryptographic verification. A remote attacker, by performing a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack, could inject a premature response to bypass complete peer validation, leading to an authentication bypass.
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Bug Depends On: 2537366, 2537365    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-06 17:51:18 UTC
A flaw in the libcurl SASL negotiation for LDAP authentication allows an
incomplete handshake sequence to be misinterpreted as a successful
cryptographic verification. An attacker executing a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM)
attack can inject a premature or shortcut response that bypasses complete peer
validation.