CVE-2026-79678

Freeipa: idm: freeipa: idp-add eval() reachable before authorization check allows environment disclosure and denial of service

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 02:16 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEnterprise Linux

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A flaw was found in FreeIPA's idp-add command, where insufficiently validated --organization/--base-url input reaches a constrained eval() call before the corresponding LDAP access control check is enforced. This allows any authenticated IPA principal, regardless of privilege level, to enumerate and read the environment variables of the affected server process and to cause denial of service via memory exhaustion.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions8
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.10.1-12.el9_2.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.11.0-15.el9_4.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.12.2-15.el10_0.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.13.4-1.el10_2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.13.4-1.el9_8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8080020261007071832.b0a6ceea (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8080020261007080925.e581a9e4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8100020261007070536.823393f5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8100020261007071200.143e9e98 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6 (unknown)

References (11)

VDB Entryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79678
Issue Trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523356
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70564
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72279
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82935
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83083
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83085
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83084

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.1HIGHredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-95

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