What is CVE-2016-5414?

CVE-2016-5414 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeipa, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2016-5414?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Freeipa

CVE-2016-5414

FreeIPA 4.4.0 allows remote attackers to request an arbitrary SAN name for services.

Published 2017-06-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Freeipa — versions 4.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi (Issue Tracking)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5414?: CVE-2016-5414 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeipa, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2016-5414?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.