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CVE-2025-4404

Freeipa: idm: privilege escalation from host to domain admin in freeipa

Published: Jun 17, 2025Updated: Nov 4, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-1220
NVD MITRE
9.1CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 24.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A privilege escalation from host to domain vulnerability was found in the FreeIPA project. The FreeIPA package fails to validate the uniqueness of the `krbCanonicalName` for the admin account by default, allowing users to create services with the same canonical name as the REALM admin. When a successful attack happens, the user can retrieve a Kerberos ticket in the name of this service, containing the admin@REALM credential. This flaw allows an attacker to perform administrative tasks over the REALM, leading to access to sensitive data and sensitive data exfiltration.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-1220

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Альт 8 СПАО «ИВК»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АЛЬТ СП 10АО «ИВК»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
ао «ивк»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka ivk
and 18 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4404
nvd.nist.gov
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4404
access.redhat.com
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4404
cve.org
and 25 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jun 17, 2025
Last Updated
Nov 4, 2025

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