Advisory severityHigh8.1Apache Software Foundation

High [CVE-2026-68745] Certificate validation failures in SAML authentication in Apache CloudStack 4.20.3.0 and 4.22.1.0 on all platforms allow a malicious agent to forge a SAML response to the management server

This high-severity Apache Software Foundation advisory covers CVE-2026-68745; related products: Apache CloudStack.

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CVE-2026-68745 Source published Aug 21, 2026Source updated Aug 27, 2026

VulniPulse record published Aug 21, 2026Record updated Aug 27, 2026

CVE-2026-68745

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Summary

Certificate validation failures in SAML authentication in Apache CloudStack 4.20.3.0 and 4.22.1.0 on all platforms allow a malicious agent to forge a SAML response to the management server.

The agent will have to spoof the ip address of the IdP or get an url of its own choosing registered in the management server, after which it can allow logging on with forged signatures.

Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.20.3.1 or 4.22.1.1 and above, which fix this issue.

Affected versions

Apache CloudStack 4.5.2 through 4.20.3.0
Apache CloudStack 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0

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Fixed versions

4.20.3.1
4.22.1.1

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.20.3.1 or 4.22.1.1 and above, which fix this issue.

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