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CVE-2025-7493

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  • Published2025-09-30
  • WeaknessCWE-1220

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-09-3015:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • bind-dyndb-ldapAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 11.6-6.module_el8.10.0+3980+d78e8e90
  • custodiaAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92and 1 other package
  • ipa-clientAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 4.12.2-14.el9_6.5and 17 other packages
  • ipa-clientAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 4.12.2-22.el9_7.1and 17 other packages
  • ipa-clientAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 4.9.13-20.module_el8.10.0+4050+3b475c71and 14 other packages
  • ipa-healthcheckAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 0.12-6.module_el8.10.0+4036+84b152d9and 1 other package
  • ipa-selinuxAlmaLinux:10all versions · fixed in 4.12.2-24.el10_1.1and 10 other packages
  • opendnssecAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2.1.7-2.module_el8.10.0+3980+d78e8e90

8 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

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Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
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Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-10-01
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.19.1read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-1220read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.6 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2025-09-30
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Deferred

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-7493?

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.

Is CVE-2025-7493 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-7493 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.6% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-7493?

CVE-2025-7493 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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