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CVE-2017-2590

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  • Published2018-07-27
  • WeaknessCWE-275 · CWE-732

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Description

A vulnerability was found in ipa before 4.4. IdM's ca-del, ca-disable, and ca-enable commands did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying CAs in Dogtag. An authenticated, unauthorized attacker could use this flaw to delete, disable, or enable CAs causing various denial of service problems with certificate issuance, OCSP signing, and deletion of secret keys.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-07-2718:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Redhat enterprise linux server eus
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.3= 7.3no fix published
7.4= 7.4no fix published
7.5= 7.5no fix published
Redhat enterprise linux server aus
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.3= 7.3no fix published
7.4= 7.4no fix published
Freeipa
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.4< 4.4.04.4.0

4 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.08.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.08.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-732read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-275read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.3 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-07-27
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2590?

A vulnerability was found in ipa before 4.4. IdM's ca-del, ca-disable, and ca-enable commands did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying CAs in Dogtag. An authenticated, unauthorized attacker could use this flaw to delete, disable, or enable CAs causing various denial of service problems with certificate issuance, OCSP signing, and deletion of secret keys.

Is CVE-2017-2590 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-2590 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-2590?

CVE-2017-2590 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

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