Himmelblau vulnerable to GID collision via group name-derived mapping (privilege escalation)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Himmelblau is an interoperability suite for Microsoft Azure Entra ID and Intune. Himmelblau 0.9.x derives numeric GIDs for Entra ID groups from the group display name when himmelblau.conf `id_attr_map = name` (the default configuration). Because Microsoft Entra ID allows multiple groups with the same `displayName` (including end-user–created personal/O365 groups, depending on tenant policy), distinct directory groups can collapse to the same numeric GID on Linux. This issue only applies to Himmelblau versions 0.9.0 through 0.9.22. Any resource or service on a Himmelblau-joined host that enforces authorization by numeric GID (files/dirs, etc.) can be unintentionally accessible to a user who creates or joins a different Entra/O365 group that happens to share the same `displayName` as a privileged security group. Users should upgrade to 0.9.23, or 1.0.0 or later, to receive a patch. Group to GID mapping now uses Entra ID object IDs (GUIDs) and does not collide on same-name groups. As a workaround, use tenant policy hardening to restrict arbitrary group creation until all hosts are patched.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| himmelblau-idm | himmelblau | 0.9.0 to before 0.9.23 | 0.9.23 | Patch available | CNA |
- himmelblau Vendorhimmelblau-idm Affected 0.9.0 to before 0.9.23 Fixed in 0.9.23 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:himmelblau-idm:himmelblau:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | himmelblau-idm |
- cpe:2.3:a:himmelblau-idm:himmelblau:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·himmelblau-idm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA himmelblau (himmelblau-idm) Fixed in 0.9.23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59044
References
More himmelblau-idm vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-24522 himmelblaud-tasks: local privilege escalation via /tmp symlink attack on Kerberos ccache CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-26683 himmelblau: NSS fake-primary group lookup reintroduces name collision risk CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
- TI-2025-34616 Himmelblau's Kerberos credential cache collection is world readable CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-24501 Himmelblau unset domain configuration can allow any-tenant authentication at first login for remote deployments CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-32945 Himmelblau: Authentication Bypass via Cross-User Local Session Impersonation in Device Authorization Grant (DAG) Flow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2025-31140 Himmelblau's Name-Based Group Matching in `pam_allow_groups` Leads to Potential Security Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
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