Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2025-4404

A privilege escalation from host to domain vulnerability was found in the FreeIPA project. The FreeIPA package fails to validate the uniqueness of the `krbCanonicalName` for the admin account by default, allowing users to create services with the same canonical name as the REALM admin. When a successful attack happens, the user can retrieve a Kerberos ticket in the name of this service, containing the admin@REALM credential. This flaw allows an attacker to perform administrative tasks over the REALM, leading to access to sensitive data and sensitive data exfiltration.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (79.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-4404: held from 0.020 to 0.020.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-4404?
CVE-2025-4404 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under CWE-1220. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2025-4404?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-4404 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.