8.0
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-14476
Sssd: sssd: gpo cache path traversal via unsanitized gpcfilesyspath allows kerberos authentication bypass
Description

A path traversal flaw was found in SSSD's AD GPO provider. The ad_gpo_extract_smb_components() function does not sanitize .. sequences in the gPCFileSysPath LDAP attribute, allowing an attacker with AD GPO management access to write files outside the GPO cache directory as root. On default RHEL configurations with SELinux enforcing, this can be used to inject Kerberos configuration leading to authentication bypass.

INFO

Published Date :

July 7, 2026, 10:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 7, 2026, 10:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat openshift_container_platform
3 Redhat enterprise_linux
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
Solution
Sanitize input and update SSSD to fix path traversal and prevent authentication bypass.
  • Sanitize the gPCFileSysPath LDAP attribute.
  • Update the SSSD package to the latest version.
  • Review and enforce SELinux policies.
  • Disable AD GPO provider if not needed.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-14476
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496581
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10', 'packageName': 'sssd', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6', 'packageName': 'sssd', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unknown'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7', 'packageName': 'sssd', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8', 'packageName': 'sssd', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9', 'packageName': 'sssd', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4', 'packageName': 'rhcos', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
    Added Description A path traversal flaw was found in SSSD's AD GPO provider. The ad_gpo_extract_smb_components() function does not sanitize .. sequences in the gPCFileSysPath LDAP attribute, allowing an attacker with AD GPO management access to write files outside the GPO cache directory as root. On default RHEL configurations with SELinux enforcing, this can be used to inject Kerberos configuration leading to authentication bypass.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-23
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-14476
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496581
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