# CVE-2026-85983: Local Privilege Escalation in Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector

> CVE-2026-85983: Local Privilege Escalation in Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-85983
Last updated: 2026-09-10T15:17:50Z

- Published: 2026-09-08 20:18 UTC · Updated: 2026-09-10 15:17 UTC · Assigner: Okta
- CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 0.20%, 10th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-94

## Description

The Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector improperly processes a configuration value during service startup. This allows a low-privileged user on the host system to modify the connector's configuration. When the service restarts, the modified configuration can lead to code execution with the privileges of the service account.

## Affected vendors and products

- Auth0: Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector

## Tracked companies

- [Auth0](https://rewindex.com/company/auth0.md)
- [Okta](https://rewindex.com/company/okta.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85983)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85983)
- [https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/local-privilege-escalation-in-auth0-ad-ldap-connector-cve-2026-85983](https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/local-privilege-escalation-in-auth0-ad-ldap-connector-cve-2026-85983)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-85983 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-85983.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-85983 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:12:56.734Z