What is CVE-2026-14474?

CVE-2026-14474 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-14474?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2026-14474

A flaw was found in SSSD's LDAP sudo provider. When the ldap_sudo_search_base option is not explicitly configured, SSSD searches the entire LDAP directory tree for sudoRole objects. An authenticated attacker with write access to any subtre…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

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 Openshift Container Platform 4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14474?: CVE-2026-14474 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-14474?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.