CVE-2025-4404
Freeipa: idm: privilege escalation from host to domain admin in freeipa
CVSS Score
9.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-1220 |
| Published | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Mar 5, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9184 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9185 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9186 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9187 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9188 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9189 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9190 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9191 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9192 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9193 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9194 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4404 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2364606 pagure.io: https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/6b9400c135ed16b10057b350cc9ce42aa0e862d4 pagure.io: https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/796ed20092d554ee0c9e23295e346ec1e8a0bf6e openwall.com: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/30/6
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Mikhail Sukhov (Positive Technologies) for reporting this issue.