RT: LDAP authentication bypass via empty password

Summary

CVECVE-2026-41076
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-22 22:16:56 UTC
Updated2026-05-26 20:03:14 UTC
DescriptionRT is an open source, enterprise-grade issue and ticket tracking system. Versions 5.0.9 and prior in addition to 6.0.0 through 6.0.2 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in RT installations that use LDAP/AD for user authentication. Under certain LDAP server configurations, an attacker may be able to authenticate as any LDAP-backed RT user without supplying valid credentials. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.0.10 and 6.0.3. If developers are unable to upgrade immediately, they can temporarily work around this issue by reviewing their LDAP server's authentication policy to ensure it rejects unauthenticated bind attempts. Upgrading RT remains the recommended fix.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.000700000 probability, percentile 0.217060000 (date 2026-05-31)

Problem Types: CWE-287 | CWE-287 CWE-287: Improper Authentication


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Bestpractical Rt affected < 5.0.10 Not specified
CNA Bestpractical Rt affected >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/bestpractical/rt/security/advisories/GHSA-3w28-fmcr-mjjx [email protected] github.com
github.com/bestpractical/rt/releases/tag/rt-5.0.10 [email protected] github.com
github.com/bestpractical/rt/releases/tag/rt-6.0.3 [email protected] github.com
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