#VU116216 Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in FreeIPA - CVE-2025-7493
Published: October 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116216
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-7493
CWE-ID: CWE-1220
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeIPA
FreeIPA
Software vendor:
freeipa.org
freeipa.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges from host to domain administrator.
The vulnerability exists due the application does not validate the root@REALM canonical name, which can also be used as the realm administrator's name. A remote user can perform administrative tasks over the REALM, leading to access to sensitive data and sensitive data exfiltration.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.