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CVE-2026-53658: Fabric CA Developer's Guide · LDAP Injection via Unescaped Username in GetUser Filter

Affects github.com/hyperledger/fabric-caSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-53658· Medium 6.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium : upgrade to 1.5.21 when convenient.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 23:54 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.5.21
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade github.com/hyperledger/fabric-ca to 1.5.21.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Gogithub.com/hyperledger/fabric-caAffected
  • <1.5.21
Fixed in
  • 1.5.21

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Fabric CA to version 1.5.21 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed by properly escaping LDAP metacharacters in the username before constructing the LDAP UserFilter. No other mitigation is required.

Description

Fabric CA versions prior to 1.5.21, when configured with an LDAP backend, are vulnerable to LDAP injection due to unescaped usernames in the LDAP UserFilter during authentication. This allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to manipulate LDAP searches before password validation, potentially redirecting authentication attempts to victim accounts. Deployments not using LDAP backends are not affected. The issue is fixed in version 1.5.21.

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