Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Aug 20, 2026 10:39:08 UTC

CVE-2026-11861

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.

Base score9.6/ 10

SeverityCriticalCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityCritical

Attack vectorNetworkAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Privileges requiredLowPR

User interactionNoneUI

ScopeChangedS

Confidentiality impactHighC

Integrity impactHighI

Availability impactNoneA

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

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Record context

CVE Numbering Authorityredhat

Last updatedNov 2, 2026 03:28:20 UTC

PublishedAug 20, 2026 10:39:08 UTC

ReservedJun 10, 2026 11:21:33 UTC

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Vladislav Plyatsok (rd01f) for reporting this issue.