Description
A flaw was found in FreeIPA. When a trust relationship is configured between FreeIPA and Active Directory, Active Directory users can bypass authentication for FreeIPA services, including the portal, SMB server, and LDAP directory. This is possible by impersonating a client name in the Ticket Granting Service (TGS) due to FreeIPA services not verifying Privilege Attribute Certificate (PAC) certificates. This vulnerability could allow an authenticated Active Directory user to escalate their privileges within the FreeIPA domain.
Published: 2026-08-20
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0100

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.6::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
References

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Tus
References

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.4::appstream
References

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:15:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel E4s
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel E4s
References

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Eus
References

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0
Vendors & Products Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
References

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
References

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb
References

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Freeipa
Freeipa freeipa
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Freeipa
Freeipa freeipa

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:15:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in FreeIPA. When a trust relationship is configured between FreeIPA and Active Directory, Active Directory users can bypass authentication for FreeIPA services, including the portal, SMB server, and LDAP directory. This is possible by impersonating a client name in the Ticket Granting Service (TGS) due to FreeIPA services not verifying Privilege Attribute Certificate (PAC) certificates. This vulnerability could allow an authenticated Active Directory user to escalate their privileges within the FreeIPA domain.
Title Freeipa: idm: ipa: freeipa: obtaining tgs with impersonating cname through trust relationships
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-266
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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Freeipa Freeipa
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Eus Rhel Aus Rhel E4s Rhel Eus Rhel Eus Long Life Rhel Tus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T13:50:31.485Z

Reserved: 2026-06-10T11:21:33.281Z

Link: CVE-2026-11861

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T13:48:21.609Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-08-20T11:16:19.270

Modified: 2026-10-26T14:16:37.957

Link: CVE-2026-11861

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-20T08:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-11861 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T23:15:48Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-266

    Incorrect Privilege Assignment