CVE-2025-4404

Public on 2025-06-17
Modified on 2025-06-18
Description
A privilege escalation from host to domain vulnerability was found in the FreeIPA project. The FreeIPA package fails to validate the uniqueness of the `krbCanonicalName` for the admin account by default, allowing users to create services with the same canonical name as the REALM admin. When a successful attack happens, the user can retrieve a Kerberos ticket in the name of this service, containing the admin@REALM credential. This flaw allows an attacker to perform administrative tasks over the REALM, leading to access to sensitive data and sensitive data exfiltration.
Severity
Critical severity
Critical
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CVSS v3 Base Score
9.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 freeipa Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core ipa 2025-06-24 ALAS2-2025-2901 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H