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CVE-2026-46495GHSA-43X2-G84Q-FMQX

OpenDJ Pre-Auth RCE via Java Deserialization in JMX RMI

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 5.1.1
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

OpenDJ is an LDAPv3 compliant directory service. Prior to 5.1.1, the JMX RMI connector in opendj-server-legacy/src/main/java/org/opends/server/protocols/jmx/RmiConnector.java processes attacker-controlled credential objects before authentication without a restrictive jmx.remote.rmi.server.credentials.filter.pattern, and RmiAuthenticator.authenticate in opendj-server-legacy/src/main/java/org/opends/server/protocols/jmx/RmiAuthenticator.java accepts an unconstrained Object array rather than a two-element String[]. When the JMX Connection Handler is enabled and its TCP listener is reachable, an unauthenticated remote attacker can submit a crafted serialized Java object and achieve code execution in the OpenDJ server process. The handler is disabled by default, and successful exploitation depends on the runtime classpath and Java version; remote code execution was demonstrated against OpenDJ 4.4.15 on JDK 11 with Jackson 2.12.6.1. This issue is fixed in 5.1.1.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • OpenIdentityPlatform OpenDJ

    fixed in 5.1.1

  • org.openidentityplatform.opendj opendj-server-legacy

    fixed in 5.1.1

  • org.openidentityplatform.opendj:opendj-server-legacyMaven

    fixed in 5.1.1

References 5

GitHub · OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenDJ