CVE catalog

CVE-2025-4404

freeipa: CVE-2025-4404

Severity: Critical · CVSS 9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Jun 17, 2025, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.99% · Oct 25, 2026

A privilege escalation from host to domain vulnerability was found in the FreeIPA project. The FreeIPA package fails to validate the uniqueness of the `krbCanonicalName` for the admin account by default, allowing users to create services with the same canonical name as the REALM admin. When a successful attack happens, the user can retrieve a Kerberos ticket in the name of this service, containing the admin@REALM credential. This flaw allows an attacker to perform administrative tasks over the REALM, leading to access to sensitive data and sensitive data exfiltration.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	freeipa	sid	`4.13.1-1`	fixed
Debian	freeipa	trixie	`4.12.4-1`	fixed
Debian	freeipa	bookworm	`4.9.11-1`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	freeipa	source	sid	`4.12.4-1`	unimportant	Not reported	[1108050]
Debian	freeipa	source	trixie	`4.12.4-1`	unimportant	Not reported	[1108050]
Debian	freeipa	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[1108050]

[Debian bug #1108050]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[freeipa-client]Affected
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.9.11-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
- 4.9.11-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
[freeipa-client-epn]Affected
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.9.11-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
- 4.9.11-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
[freeipa-client-samba]Affected
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.9.11-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
- 4.9.11-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
[freeipa-common]Affected
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.9.11-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
- 4.9.11-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
[python3-ipaclient]Affected
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.9.11-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
- 4.9.11-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
[python3-ipalib]Affected
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.9.11-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
- 4.9.11-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[freeipa-client]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.12.4-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.12.4-1
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
- 4.12.4-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.12.4-1
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
[freeipa-client-epn]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.12.4-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.12.4-1
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
- 4.12.4-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.12.4-1
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
[freeipa-client-samba]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.12.4-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.12.4-1
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
- 4.12.4-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.12.4-1
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
[freeipa-common]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.12.4-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.12.4-1
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
- 4.12.4-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.12.4-1
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
[python3-ipaclient]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.12.4-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.12.4-1
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
- 4.12.4-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.12.4-1
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
[python3-ipalib]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.12.4-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.12.4-1
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
- 4.12.4-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.12.4-1
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 24, 2026, 9:52:40 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]