CVE-2019-5648

6.5 mediumEPSS 1.1%

Authenticated, administrative access to a Barracuda Load Balancer ADC running unpatched firmware <= v6.4 allows one to edit the LDAP service configuration of the balancer and change the LDAP server to an attacker-controlled system, without having to re-enter LDAP credentials. These steps can be used by any authenticated administrative user to expose the LDAP credentials configured in the LDAP connector over the network.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.5 medium

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

EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 66% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-522
Published: 2020-03-12
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

barracuda:load_balancer_adc_firmware

References

https://blog.rapid7.com/2020/03/05/r7-2019-39-cve-2019-5648-ldap-credential-exposure-in-barracuda-load-balancer-adc-fixed/
https://blog.rapid7.com/2020/03/05/r7-2019-39-cve-2019-5648-ldap-credential-exposure-in-barracuda-load-balancer-adc-fixed/

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