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.
Published: 2026-09-07
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

There is no configuration-based mitigation that prevents an authenticated but unprivileged principal from reaching the affected code path; upgrading to a fixed package is required once available. Administrators of container-based deployments should verify that credentials supplied via the PASSWORD environment variable during initial container setup do not persist in the running server process's environment.

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History

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Freeipa: idm: freeipa: idp-add eval() reachable before authorization check allows environment disclosure and denial of service
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-95
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T14:09:22.610Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T11:27:59.295Z

Link: CVE-2026-79678

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T14:09:08.570Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-07T13:20:38.380

Modified: 2026-09-08T15:18:48.653

Link: CVE-2026-79678

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-07T11:46:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-79678 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T14:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-95

    Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')