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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection')

CWE-90 · Base · Draft

The product constructs all or part of an LDAP query using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended LDAP query when it is sent to a downstream component.

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Parent of this (broader)
ChildOfCWE-943 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic
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Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

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How adversaries exploit this weakness, per MITRE CAPEC.
CAPEC-136LDAP Injection
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CVEs With This Weakness

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A sample of the 59 CVEs tagged with this weakness.
CVECVE-2026-44671
CVECVE-2026-44304
CVECVE-2026-40606
CVECVE-2026-40459
CVECVE-2026-40193
CVECVE-2026-39962
CVECVE-2026-34578
CVECVE-2026-33751
CVECVE-2026-33609
CVECVE-2026-33289
CVECVE-2026-31828
CVECVE-2026-29138
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Nuclei Scanner Templates

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Open-source Nuclei templates that detect this weakness class - an actionable scan-for-it pivot. Licensed under the ProjectDiscovery / Nuclei terms.
criticalJenkins CLI - HTTP Java Deserialization
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