CVE-2026-40459Active Exploitation(pac4j / pac4j)

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Prioritize remediation for pac4j pac4j systems immediately
  • Assume compromise if assets are exposed
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD description

PAC4J is vulnerable to LDAP Injection in multiple methods. A low-privileged remote attacker can inject crafted LDAP syntax into ID-based search parameters, potentially resulting in unauthorized LDAP queries and arbitrary directory operations. This issue was fixed in PAC4J versions 4.5.10, 5.7.10 and 6.4.1

3.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-90

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • pac4j

Threat summary

  • Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-04-17); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
pac4j

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-17: 1Mentions · 2026-04-19: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-04-17: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-19: 104-1704-19
Signal classification2 categories
Active Exploitation
150.0%
Disclosure
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-04-171
Active Exploitation1
2026-04-191
Disclosure1
Full discourse2 posts
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    Active Exploitation

    Attention, elevated activities detected targeting PAC4J (CVE-2026-40459) https://vuldb.com/vuln/358078/cti

    Post summary

    The message indicates that elevated activity has been detected against PAC4J (CVE-2026-40459), suggesting active exploitation, but it does not provide PoC, exploit code, patch information, or detailed technical specifics.

    01010187
    2.1K followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-40459 PAC4J is vulnerable to LDAP Injection in multiple methods. A low-privileged remote attacker can inject crafted LDAP syntax into ID-based search parameters, potentiall… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40459

    Post summary

    The text announces that PAC4J is vulnerable to LDAP Injection, detailing how a low‑privileged remote attacker may exploit it, but it provides no PoC, exploitation evidence, or remediation steps.

    00000104
    57.2K followersView on X
CPE platform detail1 entries

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