Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Ipa: freeipa: freeipa: unauthenticated ldap client can obtain administrator credentials via the self-managed-token aci
CVE-2026-76578
A flaw was found in FreeIPA. The self-managed OTP token ACI does not require authentication and does not restrict which attributes may be added alongside the token entry. An unauthenticated LDAP client can exploit this, combined with a related flaw in the underlying directory server's ACI evaluation (tracked separately), to create an arbitrary attacker-controlled Kerberos principal and have it added to the administrators group. This allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to obtain genuine FreeIPA administrator-group membership and perform administrative operations against the directory and, on SID-enabled deployments, other IdM services.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:0.97%
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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-306 ↗Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | 0:4.13.4-1.el10_2 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | 0:4.12.2-15.el10_0.7 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 0:4.13.4-1.el9_8 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 0:4.10.1-12.el9_2.7 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 0:4.11.0-15.el9_4.9 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support | 0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.8 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | all |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | all |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | all |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.974%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-08-19T14:01:14 |
| Published | 2026-09-07T12:01:36 |
| Patch Date | 2026-09-07 |
| Last Updated | 2026-10-14T22:26:14 |
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