CVE-2025-7493
Freeipa: idm: privilege escalation from host to domain admin in freeipa
Description
A privilege escalation flaw from host to domain administrator was found in FreeIPA. This vulnerability is similar to CVE-2025-4404, where it fails to validate the uniqueness of the krbCanonicalName. While the previously released version added validations for the admin@REALM credential, FreeIPA still does not validate the root@REALM canonical name, which can also be used as the realm administrator's name. This flaw allows an attacker to perform administrative tasks over the REALM, leading to access to sensitive data and sensitive data exfiltration.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 30, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 30, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | 53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update FreeIPA to the latest security version.
- Validate root@REALM canonical name uniqueness.
- Apply available vendor patches immediately.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17084 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17087 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17085 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17086 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17088 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A privilege escalation flaw from host to domain administrator was found in FreeIPA. This vulnerability is similar to CVE-2025-4404, where it fails to validate the uniqueness of the krbCanonicalName. While the previously released version added validations for the admin@REALM credential, FreeIPA still does not validate the root@REALM canonical name, which can also be used as the realm administrator's name. This flaw allows an attacker to perform administrative tasks over the REALM, leading to access to sensitive data and sensitive data exfiltration. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-1220 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7493 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2389448