CVE-2026-103877: Apache Directory LDAP API Java deserialization in loadSchema

CVE-2026-103877 · Severity: info · Published 2026-10-02

Apache Directory LDAP API is a Java library for LDAP client communication. A rogue or compromised LDAP server can exploit the loadSchema() method by responding with a malicious schema object containing serialized Java code, potentially leading to remote code execution on client applications.

Technologies: Apache Directory Ldap Api. Vendors: Apache.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-103877 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-103877 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-103877?
Informational severity, published 2 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Apache Directory Ldap Api 2.1.0 before 2.1.9.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-103877?
Yes: fixed in 2.1.9. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-103877 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-103877?
Check whether you run Apache Directory Ldap Api at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: 2.1.9

Technical details

A deserialization vulnerability in Apache Directory LDAP API's loadSchema() subschema search allows an attacker controlling or intercepting an LDAP server connection (including pre-TLS MITM scenarios) to inject a serialized Java class object in the schema response. This leads to arbitrary code execution when the client deserializes the untrusted object. The vulnerability requires network-level attack capability and affects version 2.1.0 through 2.1.8.

Affected products

  • Apache Directory LDAP API 2.1.0 before 2.1.9

Timeline

  • 2026-10-02: disclosed

References

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