{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-59269","assignerOrgId":"dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"vmware","dateReserved":"2026-07-04T18:13:09.972Z","datePublished":"2026-07-09T07:12:10.791Z","dateUpdated":"2026-07-09T12:45:41.171Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d","shortName":"vmware","dateUpdated":"2026-07-09T07:12:10.791Z"},"title":"Privilege Escalation via Active Directory LDAP injection in Pinniped Supervisor can be executed by an attacker who can edit LDAP Group DN entries","problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","description":"CWE-20 Improper Input Validation","type":"CWE"}]}],"impacts":[{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Potential privilege escalation in Kubernetes clusters via Active Directory LDAP group DN confusion, under narrow, specific configuration conditions."}]}],"affected":[{"vendor":"VMware","product":"Pinniped","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"0.11.0","versionType":"custom","lessThanOrEqual":"0.46.0"}],"defaultStatus":"unaffected"}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"A user authenticating to Kubernetes clusters via the Pinniped Supervisor could potentially gain elevated permissions in the clusters, only if all the following conditions were true: the Pinniped Supervisor server is running with an ActiveDirectoryIdentityProvider resource configured; the ActiveDirectoryIdentityProvider.spec.groupSearch.attributes.groupName is empty; the attacker gains the ability to edit some part of the distinguished name (DN) of group entries in the Active Directory (AD) server's database for groups to which they belong; the configured group search parameters cause the edited group to be included in the group search results for the user; and the attacker knows the password for an AD user who belongs to the edited AD group.\nAffected versions: Pinniped (go.pinniped.dev) v0.11.0 through v0.46.0 inclusive; fixed in v0.47.0.","supportingMedia":[{"type":"text/html","base64":false,"value":"A user authenticating to Kubernetes clusters via the Pinniped Supervisor could potentially gain elevated permissions in the clusters, only if all the following conditions were true: the Pinniped Supervisor server is running with an ActiveDirectoryIdentityProvider resource configured; the ActiveDirectoryIdentityProvider.spec.groupSearch.attributes.groupName is empty; the attacker gains the ability to edit some part of the distinguished name (DN) of group entries in the Active Directory (AD) server's database for groups to which they belong; the configured group search parameters cause the edited group to be included in the group search results for the user; and the attacker knows the password for an AD user who belongs to the edited AD group.<br>Affected versions: Pinniped (go.pinniped.dev) v0.11.0 through v0.46.0 inclusive; fixed in v0.47.0."}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/vmware/pinniped/security/advisories/GHSA-7xq8-m6h6-2xg8"}],"metrics":[{"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}],"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","baseSeverity":"LOW","baseScore":3.8,"vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"NONE"}}],"source":{"discovery":"UNKNOWN"}},"adp":[{"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-07-09T12:45:32.426360Z","id":"CVE-2026-59269","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2026-07-09T12:45:41.171Z"}}]}}