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CVE-2025-7493: Freeipa: idm: privilege escalation from host to domain admin in freeipa

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.57% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: ipa-client-common (AlmaLinux:10) 4.12.2-24.el10_1.1; ipa-common (AlmaLinux:10) 4.12.2-24.el10_1.1; ipa-selinux (AlmaLinux:10) 4.12.2-24.el10_1.1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to ipa-client-common (AlmaLinux:10) 4.12.2-24.el10_1.1; ipa-common (AlmaLinux:10) 4.12.2-24.el10_1.1; ipa-selinux (AlmaLinux:10) 4.12.2-24.el10_1.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

CriticalCVSS 9.1 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 30, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 47th percentile

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Action score

36

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
36 / 40 · 9.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · redhat
9.1
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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

    • 0:4.12.2-15.el10_0.4 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

    • all versionsunknown

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

    • 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.23 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

    • 8100020250919180242.143e9e98 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 8100020250918211722.823393f5 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support

    • 8020020250924110056.50ea30f9 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 8020020250924104944.792f4060 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

    • 8040020250923180004.f153676a and laternot affected · rpm
    • 8040020250923175408.5b01ab7e and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

    • 8040020250923180004.f153676a and laternot affected · rpm
    • 8040020250923175408.5b01ab7e and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

    • 8060020250916172436.c1533a64 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 8060020250916174421.ada582f1 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service

    • 8060020250916172436.c1533a64 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 8060020250916174421.ada582f1 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions

    • 8060020250916172436.c1533a64 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 8060020250916174421.ada582f1 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

    • 8080020250918184739.e581a9e4 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 8080020250918152850.b0a6ceea and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions

    • 8080020250918184739.e581a9e4 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 8080020250918152850.b0a6ceea and laternot affected · rpm

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
AlmaLinux:10ipa-client-commonbefore 4.12.2-24.el10_1.14.12.2-24.el10_1.1
AlmaLinux:10ipa-commonbefore 4.12.2-24.el10_1.14.12.2-24.el10_1.1
AlmaLinux:10ipa-selinuxbefore 4.12.2-24.el10_1.14.12.2-24.el10_1.1
AlmaLinux:10ipa-selinux-lunabefore 4.12.2-24.el10_1.14.12.2-24.el10_1.1
AlmaLinux:10ipa-selinux-nfastbefore 4.12.2-24.el10_1.14.12.2-24.el10_1.1
AlmaLinux:10ipa-server-commonbefore 4.12.2-24.el10_1.14.12.2-24.el10_1.1
AlmaLinux:10ipa-server-dnsbefore 4.12.2-24.el10_1.14.12.2-24.el10_1.1
AlmaLinux:10python3-ipaclientbefore 4.12.2-24.el10_1.14.12.2-24.el10_1.1
AlmaLinux:10python3-ipalibbefore 4.12.2-24.el10_1.14.12.2-24.el10_1.1
AlmaLinux:10python3-ipaserverbefore 4.12.2-24.el10_1.14.12.2-24.el10_1.1
AlmaLinux:10python3-ipatestsbefore 4.12.2-24.el10_1.14.12.2-24.el10_1.1
AlmaLinux:8bind-dyndb-ldapbefore 11.6-6.module_el8.10.0+3980+d78e8e9011.6-6.module_el8.10.0+3980+d78e8e90
AlmaLinux:8custodiabefore 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc920.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92
AlmaLinux:8ipa-clientbefore 4.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c714.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c71
AlmaLinux:8ipa-client-commonbefore 4.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c714.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c71
AlmaLinux:8ipa-client-epnbefore 4.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c714.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c71
AlmaLinux:8ipa-client-sambabefore 4.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c714.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c71
AlmaLinux:8ipa-commonbefore 4.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c714.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c71
AlmaLinux:8ipa-healthcheckbefore 0.12-6.module_el8.10.0+4036+84b152d90.12-6.module_el8.10.0+4036+84b152d9
AlmaLinux:8ipa-healthcheck-corebefore 0.12-6.module_el8.10.0+4036+84b152d90.12-6.module_el8.10.0+4036+84b152d9
AlmaLinux:8ipa-python-compatbefore 4.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c714.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c71
AlmaLinux:8ipa-selinuxbefore 4.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c714.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c71
AlmaLinux:8ipa-serverbefore 4.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c714.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c71
AlmaLinux:8ipa-server-commonbefore 4.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c714.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c71

+96

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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
almalinux:ipa-client4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:ipa-client-common4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:ipa-client-encrypted-dns4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:ipa-client-epn4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:ipa-client-samba4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:ipa-common4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:ipa-selinux4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:ipa-selinux-luna4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:ipa-selinux-nfast4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:ipa-server4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:ipa-server-common4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:ipa-server-dns4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-client0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-client-common0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-client-debuginfo0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-client-encrypted-dns0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-client-epn0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-client-samba0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-common0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-debuginfo0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-debugsource0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-selinux0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ipa-selinux-luna0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
rocky linux:bind-dyndb-ldap0:11.6-6.module+el8.10.0+1960+1ed527b3 · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:custodia0:0.6.0-3.module+el8.9.0+1371+ffa84eb9 · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:ipa0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 · Rocky Linux:9Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:ipa-healthcheck0:0.12-6.module+el8.10.0+2053+a0a9dc19 · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:opendnssec0:2.1.7-2.module+el8.10.0+1960+1ed527b3 · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:python-jwcrypto0:0.5.0-2.module+el8.10.0+1819+0aeba2f1 · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)

+6

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

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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.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

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

  • CVE-2025-4404105 days apartFreeipa: idm: privilege escalation from host to domain admin in freeipa
    37Monitor

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.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-1220 · Insufficient Granularity of Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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