CVE-2025-4404
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
0 < 4.12.4 | affected | ||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | 0:4.12.2-15.el10_0.1 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.18 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 8100020250603150652.143e9e98 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 8100020250603134209.823393f5 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support | 8020020250609031831.50ea30f9 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support | 8020020250609030144.792f4060 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | 8040020250609101903.f153676a < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | 8040020250609095221.5b01ab7e < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | 8060020250606060927.c1533a64 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | 8060020250606060504.ada582f1 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service | 8060020250606060927.c1533a64 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service | 8060020250606060504.ada582f1 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8060020250606060927.c1533a64 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8060020250606060504.ada582f1 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service | 8080020250604195510.e581a9e4 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service | 8080020250604202433.b0a6ceea < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8080020250604195510.e581a9e4 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8080020250604202433.b0a6ceea < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.1 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 0:4.9.8-11.el9_0.4 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 0:4.10.1-12.el9_2.4 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support | 0:4.11.0-15.el9_4.5 < * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-1220: Insufficient Granularity of Access Control
Workarounds
No mitigation is currently available that meets Red Hat Product Security’s standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability.
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
CVE Program Container
Additional References
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9184
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9185
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9186
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9187
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9188
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9189
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9190
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9191
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9192
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9193
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9194
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4404
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2364606
- https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/6b9400c135ed16b10057b350cc9ce42aa0e862d4
- https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/796ed20092d554ee0c9e23295e346ec1e8a0bf6e
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