CVE-2026-73196
Ipa: freeipa: authenticated dos in `otptoken-add` via unbounded otp key decoding/re-encoding
What happened?
A flaw was found in FreeIPA. A low-privilege authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability by submitting an oversized One-Time Password (OTP) key value. This oversized key is then decoded and re-encoded without proper size limits, consuming excessive CPU and memory resources. This can lead to a denial of service, degrading the availability of the IPA service.
Affected software and versions
| Software | Version information | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| ipaRed Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
| ipaRed Hat | Default status: unknown | See vendor advisory |
| ipaRed Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
| ipaRed Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
| ipaRed Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
Version information comes from the source record and can include unaffected products and exceptions. Distribution packages may contain backported fixes: an older upstream version alone does not prove a server is affected.
Is it being exploited?
This CVE was not listed in the CISA catalogue at our last retrieval. This does not establish that exploitation is absent.
How to respond
- Confirm the product, installed package version, and any configuration requirements in the vendor advisory.
- Follow the vendor’s remediation or workaround guidance in the references below. Structured fixed-version data is unavailable here; the publisher’s description may include a fix or workaround.
- Restart affected services if required, then verify the running version. Known exploitation may warrant investigation as well as patching.