CVE-2026-40606

MEDIUM

4.8

Description

mitmproxy is a interactive TLS-capable intercepting HTTP proxy for penetration testers and software developers and mitmweb is a web-based interface for mitmproxy. In mitmproxy 12.2.1 and below, the builtin LDAP proxy authentication does not correctly sanitize the username when querying the LDAP server. This allows a malicious client to bypass authentication. Only mitmproxy instances using the proxyauth option with LDAP are affected. This option is not enabled by default. The vulnerability has been fixed in mitmproxy 12.2.2 and above.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score4.8

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityHIGH

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/21/2026

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-90

References

https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/security/advisories/GHSA-527g-3w9m-29hv(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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