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CVE-2016-7030· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

FreeIPA uses a default password policy that locks an account after 5 unsuccessful authentication attempts, which allows remote attackers to

FreeIPA uses a default password policy that locks an account after 5 unsuccessful authentication attempts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by locking out the account in which system services run on.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 28, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.7% · 91th percentile
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31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.7%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
freeipafreeipa

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • freeipa freeipa4.6.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12freeipabefore 4.4.4-14.4.4-1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientipabefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientipa-admintoolsbefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientipa-clientbefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientipa-client-commonbefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientipa-commonbefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientipa-debuginfobefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientipa-python-compatbefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientipa-serverbefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientipa-server-commonbefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientipa-server-dnsbefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientipa-server-trust-adbefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpython2-ipaclientbefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpython2-ipalibbefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpython2-ipaserverbefore 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.10:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1

Same product

freeipa: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2015-5284ipa-kra-install in FreeIPA before 4.2.2 puts the CA agent certificate and private key in /etc/httpd/alias/kra-agent.pem, which is world read
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2019-14867A flaw was found in IPA, all 4.6.x versions before 4.6.7, all 4.7.x versions before 4.7.4 and all 4.8.x versions before 4.8.3, in the way th
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2012-5631ipa 3.0 does not properly check server identity before sending credential containing cookies
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2017-11191FreeIPA 4.x with API version 2.213 allows a remote authenticated users to bypass intended account-locking restrictions via an unlock action
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2024-2698Freeipa: delegation rules allow a proxy service to impersonate any user to access another target service
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-13097Ipa: privilege escalation via krbcanonicalname manipulation due to realm-unaware uniqueness enforcement in freeipa ldap datastore
    34Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:freeipa4.4.4-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-admintools0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-client0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-client-common0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-common0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-debuginfo0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-python-compat0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-server0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-server-common0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-server-dns0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:python2-ipaclient0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:python2-ipalib0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-255 · Credentials Management Errors

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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