# CVE-2026-85981: Unauthenticated Localhost Admin Panel in Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector

> Local attackers can access the unauthenticated admin panel to read plaintext credentials and modify connector settings.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Sep 2026

## What is CVE-2026-85981?

CVE-2026-85981 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector, published on 8 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The administrative panel of the Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector (versions 6.5.0 and earlier) listens on the local loopback interface without requiring authentication. This allows a local, low-privileged user or process on the host system to access the panel's management endpoints without credentials. Through these endpoints, a local user can read configuration details, including plaintext Active Directory service account credentials, and modify connector settings.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85981?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-85981?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-85981 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85981 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-85981 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-85981 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector, published on 8 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85981 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85981/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85981/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85981
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85981
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85981

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85981/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.