Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Sssd: sssd: sudo ldap provider searches entire directory tree for sudorole objects by default, enabling privilege escalation
CVE-2026-14474
A flaw was found in SSSD's LDAP sudo provider. When the ldap_sudo_search_base option is not explicitly configured, SSSD searches the entire LDAP directory tree for sudoRole objects. An authenticated attacker with write access to any subtree can inject a sudoRole object granting root-level sudo privileges on all SSSD-enrolled hosts.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:0.57%
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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-1188 ↗Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | 0:2.12.0-3.el10_2.1 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | 0:2.10.2-3.el10_0.5 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support | 0:1.16.5-10.el7_9.18 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 0:2.9.4-5.el8_10.5 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 0:2.9.4-5.el8_10.5 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | 0:2.4.0-9.el8_4.5 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On | 0:2.4.0-9.el8_4.5 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | 0:2.6.2-4.el8_6.5 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On | 0:2.6.2-4.el8_6.5 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service | 0:2.8.2-4.el8_8.4 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 0:2.8.2-4.el8_8.4 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 0:2.9.8-4.el9_8.1 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 0:2.9.8-4.el9_8.1 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 0:2.8.2-5.el9_2.7 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 0:2.9.4-6.el9_4.5 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support | 0:2.9.6-4.el9_6.5 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | 412.86.202608241157-0 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 | 413.92.202608111330-0 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | 414.92.202608172040-0 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | 415.92.202608180329-0 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | 416.94.202608150307-0 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 | 417.94.202608250221-0 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | 418.94.202608142238-0 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 | 4.19.9.6.202608120446-0 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 | 4.20.9.6.202608121719-0 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 | 4.21.9.6.202608122143-0 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | 4.22.9.8.202608130832-0 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | all |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.568%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-07-02T14:49:31 |
| Published | 2026-07-07T09:12:33 |
| Patch Date | 2026-07-07 |
| Last Updated | 2026-09-03T14:09:38 |
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