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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2026-14474 json

Sssd: sssd: sudo ldap provider searches entire directory tree for sudorole objects by default, enabling privilege escalation

published 2026-07-07 4 mo ago modified 2026-11-04 4 d ago also EUVD-2026-42022

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in SSSD's LDAP sudo provider. When the ldap_sudo_search_base option is not explicitly configured, SSSD searches the entire LDAP directory tree for sudoRole objects. An authenticated attacker with write access to any subtree can inject a sudoRole object granting root-level sudo privileges on all SSSD-enrolled hosts.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 0:2.12.0-3.el10_2.1
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support 0:2.10.2-3.el10_0.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support 0:1.16.5-10.el7_9.18
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 0:2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 0:2.4.0-9.el8_4.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On 0:2.4.0-9.el8_4.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 0:2.6.2-4.el8_6.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On 0:2.6.2-4.el8_6.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service 0:2.8.2-4.el8_8.4
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:2.8.2-4.el8_8.4
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:2.9.8-4.el9_8.1
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:2.8.2-5.el9_2.7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:2.9.4-6.el9_4.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support 0:2.9.6-4.el9_6.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 412.86.202608241157-0
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 413.92.202608111330-0
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 414.92.202608172040-0
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 415.92.202608180329-0
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 416.94.202608150307-0
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 417.94.202608250221-0
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 418.94.202608142238-0
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 4.19.9.6.202608120446-0
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 4.20.9.6.202608121719-0
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 4.21.9.6.202608122143-0
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 4.22.9.8.202608130832-0
  • sssd Debian 14 2.13.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-14474

  • sssd RHEL 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-ad RHEL 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-idp RHEL 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-ipa RHEL 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-kcm RHEL 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-dbus RHEL 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-krb5 RHEL 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-ldap RHEL 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:50109RHSA-2026:49844RHSA-2026:49842RHSA-2026:49843RHSA-2026:49841RHSA-2026:49840

  • sssd SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.5 +2 more 2.5.2-150500.10.44.1
  • sssd Linux Micro 6.1 2.9.5-slfo.1.1_5.1
  • sssd SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.4 +3 more 2.5.2-150400.4.45.1
  • sssd Linux Micro 6.0 2.8.2-8.1
  • sssd SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 2.10.2-150700.9.34.1
  • sssd SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 2.10.2-160000.3.1
  • sssd SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5-LTSS 1.16.1-7.73.1
  • sssd SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES 15 SP6-LTSS 2.10.2-150600.3.53.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:3195-1SUSE-SU-2026:22897-1SUSE-SU-2026:3139-1SUSE-SU-2026:3131-1SUSE-SU-2026:22799-1SUSE-SU-2026:3041-1

  • sssd openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.10.2-160000.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21290-1

  • sssd AlmaLinux 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-ad AlmaLinux 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-idp AlmaLinux 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-ipa AlmaLinux 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-kcm AlmaLinux 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-dbus AlmaLinux 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-krb5 AlmaLinux 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd-ldap AlmaLinux 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:46990ALSA-2026:41937ALSA-2026:42122

  • sssd Rocky Linux 8 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
  • sssd Rocky Linux 10 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1
  • sssd Rocky Linux 9 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:46990RLSA-2026:41937RLSA-2026:42122

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-14474 updated cvss 8.8

sssd: sssd: sudo LDAP provider searches entire directory tree for sudoRole objects by default, enabling privilege escalation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 sssd, sssd-ad, sssd-ipa, sssd-dbus, sssd-krb5, sssd-ldap, +19 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) sssd-debuginfo 2.9.6-4.el9_6.5, sssd-debugsource 2.9.6-4.el9_6.5, sssd-ad-debuginfo 2.9.6-4.el9_6.5, sssd-idp-debuginfo 2.9.6-4.el9_6.5, sssd-ipa-debuginfo 2.9.6-4.el9_6.5, sssd-kcm-debuginfo 2.9.6-4.el9_6.5, +24 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49839
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) sssd-idp 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:46990
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) sssd-idp 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:42122
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) sssd-idp 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:41937
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) sssd-idp 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49842
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) sssd-idp 2.8.2-5.el9_2.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49843
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) sssd-idp 2.9.4-6.el9_4.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49840
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) sssd-idp 2.10.2-3.el10_0.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:46482
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) sssd-idp 2.9.6-4.el9_6.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49839
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) sssd-idp 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49842
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) sssd 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5, sssd-ad 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5, sssd-ipa 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5, sssd-kcm 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5, sssd-dbus 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5, sssd-krb5 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:46990
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) sssd 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1, sssd-ad 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1, sssd-ipa 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1, sssd-kcm 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1, sssd-dbus 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1, sssd-krb5 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1, +23 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:42122
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) sssd 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1, sssd-ad 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1, sssd-ipa 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1, sssd-kcm 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1, sssd-dbus 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1, sssd-krb5 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1, +21 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:41937
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) sssd 2.4.0-9.el8_4.5, sssd-ad 2.4.0-9.el8_4.5, sssd-ipa 2.4.0-9.el8_4.5, sssd-kcm 2.4.0-9.el8_4.5, sssd-dbus 2.4.0-9.el8_4.5, sssd-krb5 2.4.0-9.el8_4.5, +23 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49841
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) sssd 2.6.2-4.el8_6.5, sssd-ad 2.6.2-4.el8_6.5, sssd-ipa 2.6.2-4.el8_6.5, sssd-kcm 2.6.2-4.el8_6.5, sssd-dbus 2.6.2-4.el8_6.5, sssd-krb5 2.6.2-4.el8_6.5, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49844
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) sssd 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4, sssd-ad 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4, sssd-ipa 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4, sssd-kcm 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4, sssd-dbus 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4, sssd-krb5 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49842
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) sssd 2.8.2-5.el9_2.7, sssd-ad 2.8.2-5.el9_2.7, sssd-ipa 2.8.2-5.el9_2.7, sssd-kcm 2.8.2-5.el9_2.7, sssd-dbus 2.8.2-5.el9_2.7, sssd-krb5 2.8.2-5.el9_2.7, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49843
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.4) sssd 2.9.4-6.el9_4.5, sssd-ad 2.9.4-6.el9_4.5, sssd-ipa 2.9.4-6.el9_4.5, sssd-kcm 2.9.4-6.el9_4.5, sssd-dbus 2.9.4-6.el9_4.5, sssd-krb5 2.9.4-6.el9_4.5, +23 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49840
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) sssd 2.10.2-3.el10_0.5, sssd-ad 2.10.2-3.el10_0.5, sssd-ipa 2.10.2-3.el10_0.5, sssd-kcm 2.10.2-3.el10_0.5, sssd-dbus 2.10.2-3.el10_0.5, sssd-krb5 2.10.2-3.el10_0.5, +21 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:46482
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) sssd 2.9.6-4.el9_6.5, sssd-ad 2.9.6-4.el9_6.5, sssd-ipa 2.9.6-4.el9_6.5, sssd-kcm 2.9.6-4.el9_6.5, sssd-dbus 2.9.6-4.el9_6.5, sssd-krb5 2.9.6-4.el9_6.5, +23 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49839
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) sssd 2.4.0-9.el8_4.5, sssd-ad 2.4.0-9.el8_4.5, sssd-ipa 2.4.0-9.el8_4.5, sssd-kcm 2.4.0-9.el8_4.5, sssd-dbus 2.4.0-9.el8_4.5, sssd-krb5 2.4.0-9.el8_4.5, +23 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49841
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) sssd 2.6.2-4.el8_6.5, sssd-ad 2.6.2-4.el8_6.5, sssd-ipa 2.6.2-4.el8_6.5, sssd-kcm 2.6.2-4.el8_6.5, sssd-dbus 2.6.2-4.el8_6.5, sssd-krb5 2.6.2-4.el8_6.5, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49844
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) sssd 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4, sssd-ad 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4, sssd-ipa 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4, sssd-kcm 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4, sssd-dbus 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4, sssd-krb5 2.8.2-4.el8_8.4, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:49842
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) sssd-debuginfo 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1, sssd-debugsource 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1, sssd-ad-debuginfo 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1, libsss_idmap-devel 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1, sssd-idp-debuginfo 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1, sssd-ipa-debuginfo 2.9.8-4.el9_8.1, +26 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:42122
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) sssd-debuginfo 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1, sssd-debugsource 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1, sssd-ad-debuginfo 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1, sssd-idp-debuginfo 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1, sssd-ipa-debuginfo 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1, sssd-kcm-debuginfo 2.12.0-3.el10_2.1, +23 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:41937
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) sssd-debuginfo 2.10.2-3.el10_0.5, sssd-debugsource 2.10.2-3.el10_0.5, sssd-ad-debuginfo 2.10.2-3.el10_0.5, sssd-idp-debuginfo 2.10.2-3.el10_0.5, sssd-ipa-debuginfo 2.10.2-3.el10_0.5, sssd-kcm-debuginfo 2.10.2-3.el10_0.5, +23 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:46482
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) sssd-debuginfo 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5, sssd-debugsource 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5, sssd-ad-debuginfo 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5, sssd-idp-debuginfo 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5, sssd-ipa-debuginfo 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5, sssd-kcm-debuginfo 2.9.4-5.el8_10.5, +23 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:46990
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) sssd 1.16.5-10.el7_9.18, sssd-ad 1.16.5-10.el7_9.18, sssd-ipa 1.16.5-10.el7_9.18, sssd-kcm 1.16.5-10.el7_9.18, sssd-dbus 1.16.5-10.el7_9.18, sssd-krb5 1.16.5-10.el7_9.18, +22 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) python-libsss_nss_idmap 1.16.5-10.el7_9.18
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:50109
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 rhcos 412.86.202608241157
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:59831
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 rhcos 413.92.202608111330
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:54187
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 rhcos 414.92.202608172040
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:56786
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 rhcos 415.92.202608180329
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:56911
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 rhcos 416.94.202608150307
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:56853
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 rhcos 417.94.202608250221
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60019
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 rhcos 418.94.202608142238
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:57483
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 rhcos 4.19.9.6.202608120446
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:54553
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 rhcos 4.20.9.6.202608121719
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:54581

2 more fixed in the full advisory

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
4 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.