Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Freeipa: idm: privilege escalation from host to domain admin in freeipa
CVE-2025-4404
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.1
CRITICAL
Exploitability:2.3
Impact Score:6.1
EPSS Probability:1.83%
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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-1220 ↗Insufficient Granularity of Access Control
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
1.827%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2025-05-06T22:17:12 |
| Published | 2025-06-17T13:39:17 |
| Patch Date | 2025-06-17 |
| Last Updated | 2026-06-30T10:40:23 |
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