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CVE-2025-4404
A privilege escalation from host to domain vulnerability was found in the FreeIPA project. The FreeIPA package fails to
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.
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1
EPSS 0.00293
Act now
- Public exploit or PoC is available
- CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0
YARA rules0
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How to read a CVE - triage first, then detect and patch
This page is every public fact about CVE-2025-4404, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked.
EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal.
CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score.
Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits.
PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).
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ATT&CK techniques
1Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.
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CAPEC attack patterns
2Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.
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Weakness Classification
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Public Exploits & PoCs
8These PoC and exploit links come from public sources and are not verified to be safe or functional. Review the code before running anything, and treat unverified entries as untrusted.
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Fixed versions by distribution
80The package version that resolves this CVE on each Linux distribution, from the vendor’s published security data. fixed in shows a patched version exists; open means the package is listed as affected with no fix yet.
oracle allbind-dyndb-ldap open
oracle allcustodia open
oracle allipa-client open
oracle allipa-client-common fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.0.1.el9_6.1
oracle allipa-client-encrypted-dns fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.0.1.el9_6.1
oracle allipa-client-epn open
oracle allipa-client-samba fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.0.1.el9_6.1
oracle allipa-common fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.0.1.el9_6.1
oracle allipa-healthcheck open
oracle allipa-healthcheck-core fixed in 0:0.12-5.module+el8.10.0+90621+268b66c9
oracle allipa-python-compat open
oracle allipa-selinux open
oracle allipa-selinux-luna fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.0.1.el9_6.1
oracle allipa-selinux-nfast open
oracle allipa-server fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.0.1.el9_6.1
oracle allipa-server-common open
oracle allipa-server-dns open
oracle allipa-server-encrypted-dns open
oracle allipa-server-trust-ad fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.0.1.el9_6.1
oracle allopendnssec open
oracle allpython2-ipaclient fixed in 0:4.6.8-5.0.3.el7_9.17
oracle allpython2-ipalib fixed in 0:4.6.8-5.0.3.el7_9.17
oracle allpython2-ipaserver open
oracle allpython3-custodia fixed in 0:0.6.0-3.module+el8.9.0+90094+20819f5a
oracle allpython3-ipaclient open
oracle allpython3-ipalib open
oracle allpython3-ipaserver fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.0.1.el9_6.1
oracle allpython3-ipatests fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.0.1.el9_6.1
oracle allpython3-jwcrypto fixed in 0:0.5.0-2.module+el8.10.0+90573+7d6bd8da
oracle allpython3-kdcproxy open
oracle allpython3-pyusb open
oracle allpython3-qrcode fixed in 0:5.3-1.module+el8.10.0+90621+268b66c9
oracle allpython3-qrcode-core fixed in 0:5.3-1.module+el8.10.0+90621+268b66c9
oracle allpython3-yubico open
oracle allslapi-nis fixed in 0:0.60.0-4.module+el8.10.0+90297+bfe93ccc
oracle allsofthsm open
oracle allsofthsm-devel fixed in 0:2.6.0-5.module+el8.9.0+90094+20819f5a
rhel 8bind-dyndb-ldap open
rhel 8custodia fixed in 0:0.6.0-3.module+el8.9.0+18911+94941f82
rhel 8ipa-client fixed in 0:4.9.13-18.module+el8.10.0+23182+cbb72bb2
rhel 8ipa-client-common fixed in 0:4.9.13-18.module+el8.10.0+23183+85190b0c
rhel 8ipa-client-epn fixed in 0:4.9.13-18.module+el8.10.0+23182+cbb72bb2
rhel 8ipa-client-samba fixed in 0:4.9.13-18.module+el8.10.0+23183+85190b0c
rhel 8ipa-common open
rhel 8ipa-healthcheck open
rhel 8ipa-healthcheck-core open
rhel 8ipa-python-compat fixed in 0:4.9.13-18.module+el8.10.0+23183+85190b0c
rhel 8ipa-selinux fixed in 0:4.9.13-18.module+el8.10.0+23183+85190b0c
rhel 8ipa-server fixed in 0:4.9.13-18.module+el8.10.0+23182+cbb72bb2
rhel 8ipa-server-common open
rhel 8ipa-server-dns fixed in 0:4.9.13-18.module+el8.10.0+23182+cbb72bb2
rhel 8ipa-server-trust-ad fixed in 0:4.9.13-18.module+el8.10.0+23182+cbb72bb2
rhel 8opendnssec open
rhel 8python3-custodia open
rhel 8python3-ipaclient fixed in 0:4.9.13-18.module+el8.10.0+23182+cbb72bb2
rhel 8python3-ipalib open
rhel 8python3-ipaserver open
rhel 8python3-ipatests fixed in 0:4.9.13-18.module+el8.10.0+23182+cbb72bb2
rhel 8python3-jwcrypto open
rhel 8python3-kdcproxy open
rhel 8python3-pyusb open
rhel 8python3-qrcode fixed in 0:5.3-1.module+el8.10.0+22543+0dae60ab
rhel 8python3-qrcode-core open
rhel 8python3-yubico open
rhel 8slapi-nis open
rhel 8softhsm fixed in 0:2.6.0-5.module+el8.9.0+18911+94941f82
rhel 8softhsm-devel open
rhel 9ipa-client open
rhel 9ipa-client-common open
rhel 9ipa-client-encrypted-dns open
rhel 9ipa-client-epn fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.1
rhel 9ipa-client-samba fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.1
rhel 9ipa-common fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.1
rhel 9ipa-selinux fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.1
rhel 9ipa-selinux-luna open
rhel 9ipa-selinux-nfast fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.1
rhel 9ipa-server fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.1
rhel 9ipa-server-common open
rhel 9ipa-server-dns open
rhel 9ipa-server-encrypted-dns fixed in 0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.1
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Scoring & Timeline
9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · [email protected]
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
High
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories
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References & Sources
5Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.