Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2018-16838
A flaw was found in sssd Group Policy Objects implementation. When the GPO is not readable by SSSD due to a too strict permission settings on the server side, SSSD will allow all authenticated users to login instead of denying access.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
5.4
MEDIUM
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:2.6
EPSS Probability:1.12%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-284 ↗CWE-284
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | sssd | n/a (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
1.122%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2018-09-11T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2019-03-25T17:41:18 |
| Last Updated | 2025-02-13T16:27:17 |
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