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CVE-2025-4404
CRITICAL9.1
Description
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.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score9.1
SeverityCRITICAL
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredHIGH
User InteractionNONE
Published6/17/2025
Last Modified11/4/2025
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-1220
References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9184(secalert@redhat.com)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9185(secalert@redhat.com)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9186(secalert@redhat.com)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9187(secalert@redhat.com)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9188(secalert@redhat.com)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9189(secalert@redhat.com)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9190(secalert@redhat.com)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9191(secalert@redhat.com)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9192(secalert@redhat.com)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9193(secalert@redhat.com)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9194(secalert@redhat.com)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4404(secalert@redhat.com)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2364606(secalert@redhat.com)
https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/6b9400c135ed16b10057b350cc9ce42aa0e862d4(secalert@redhat.com)
https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/796ed20092d554ee0c9e23295e346ec1e8a0bf6e(secalert@redhat.com)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/30/6(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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