CVE-2026-74241

What it is

A flaw was found in Red Hat Quay's external Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication handling. When an LDAP referral is returned during authentication, the system does not properly escape the username input. This allows an attacker to inject LDAP filter metacharacters, enabling user-existence oracle attacks at the referral Directory Name (DN). This could also potentially influence which DN is used for password binding in multi-domain Active Directory environments.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2026-08-14 23:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-08-20 19:13 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 4.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2026-08-14 23:16 UTC

Last modified

2026-08-20 19:13 UTC

Exploit probability

0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-90

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Redhat Openshift Update Service
• Redhat Quay 3.0.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.8

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

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