FreeIPA 4.x with API version 2.213 allows a remote authenticated users to bypass intended…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-384.
Summary
FreeIPA 4.x with API version 2.213 allows a remote authenticated users to bypass intended account-locking restrictions via an unlock action with an old session ID (for the same user account) that had been created for an earlier session. NOTE: Vendor states that issue does not exist in product and does not recognize this report as a valid security concern
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 31
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
Show 21 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.4 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.2 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.3 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.4 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.0 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.1 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.2 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.3 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.0 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.1 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.2 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.3 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.4 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.0 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.1 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.2 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.3 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.0 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.1 | Vulnerable | FreeIPA |
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.4 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.2 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.3 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.4 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
- cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11191
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h7qv-cfwh-6fxm
References
More Freeipa vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-11071 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Red Hat ipa CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-04440 ipa-kra-install in FreeIPA before 4.2.2 puts the CA agent certificate and private key in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-10236 Freeipa: idm: ipa: freeipa: obtaining tgs with impersonating cname through trust relationships CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2012-04734 ipa 3.0 does not properly check server identity before sending credential containing cookies CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-11136 Ipa: privilege escalation via krbcanonicalname manipulation due to realm-unaware… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-51343 Ipa: freeipa: unauthenticated dos in `/ipa/i18n_messages` via unbounded request body read CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-11191 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-11191 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h7qv-cfwh-6fxm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-11191 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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