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OpenBao: LDAPi ldaputil (wrong escape func)

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## 1. Description ### Component `sdk/helper/ldaputil/client.go` — the shared LDAP utility library used by both the LDAP authentication backend and OpenLDAP secrets engine to construct LDAP search filters and bind DNs. ### Root Cause The LDAP utility contains a **function selection error** that causes incorrect escaping of user-controlled input in LDAP filter construction. Two lines construct the `bindDN` using `EscapeLDAPValue()`: ```go // Line 191 — UPN Domain path bindDN = fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s", EscapeLDAPValue(username), cfg.UPNDomain) // Line 193 — User DN path bindDN = fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s,%s", cfg.UserAttr, EscapeLDAPValue(username), cfg.UserDN) ``` The problem: `EscapeLDAPValue()` implements **RFC 4514** escaping, which is designed for Distinguished Name (DN) components. It only escapes characters meaningful in DNs: `+`, `,`, `;`, `"`, `\`, `<`, `>`, and leading/trailing spaces. LDAP **search filters** (RFC 4515) have a different set of special characters: `*`, `(`, `)`, `\`, and NUL (`\x00`). None of these are escaped by `EscapeLDAPValue()`. The correct function is `ldap.EscapeFilter()` from the `github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3` package. The irony: the same file uses `ldap.EscapeFilter()` correctly at lines 225-226 in `RenderUserSearchFilter()` for the `UserFilter` template path, but the `GetUserDN()` function at lines 191-193 uses the wrong escape function. ### Exploitation Mechanics ``` Username: alice)(objectClass=* ↓ EscapeLDAPValue (no-op — no DN special chars) alice)(obj

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github.com/openbao/openbao

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CVE-2026-55770

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