Vulnerability in Freeipa
CVE-2026-13097
A privilege escalation flaw was found in FreeIPA. The uniqueness constraint enforced on Kerberos principal name attributes in the 389-ds directory server does not properly account for equivalent representations of the same principal name, allowing a user with sufficient LDAP write privileges to create a service principal that impersonates an existing privileged one. This can lead to unauthorized acquisition of Kerberos service tickets for sensitive services, potentially resulting in full domain compromise.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Freeipa — versions 4.12.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 10.0, 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13097 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70564 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72279 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-13097?
- CVE-2026-13097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeipa, classified under Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2026-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2026-13097?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.