CVE-2026-76578

Critical

Description

A flaw was found in FreeIPA. The self-managed OTP token ACI does not require authentication and does not restrict which attributes may be added alongside the token entry. An unauthenticated LDAP client can exploit this, combined with a related flaw in the underlying directory server's ACI evaluation (tracked separately), to create an arbitrary attacker-controlled Kerberos principal and have it added to the administrators group. This allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to obtain genuine FreeIPA administrator-group membership and perform administrative operations against the directory and, on SID-enabled deployments, other IdM services.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10
PublishedSep 7, 2026
First seenSep 7, 2026

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportNo range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportNo range specified—
enterprise_linux 8No range specified—
rhel_aus 8.4No range specified—
rhel_aus 8.6No range specified—
rhel_e4s 8.8No range specified—
enterprise_linux 9No range specified—
rhel_e4s 9.2No range specified—
rhel_e4s 9.4No range specified—
rhel_eus 9.6No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8No range specified—

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