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TI-2017-04354 Aliases CVE-2017-6594GHSA-jg5g-qq45-3g4q

The transit path validation code in Heimdal before 7.3 might allow attackers to bypass…

Priority LOW 36CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

The transit path validation code in Heimdal before 7.3 might allow attackers to bypass the capath policy protection mechanism by leveraging failure to add the previous hop realm to the transit path of issued tickets.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01759 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:heimdal_project:heimdal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.2.0VulnerableHeimdal Project
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*42.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*42.3VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:heimdal_project:heimdal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.2.0 Vulnerable ·Heimdal Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6594
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jg5g-qq45-3g4q

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Sources

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