CVE-2026-79678
Freeipa: idm: freeipa: idp-add eval() reachable before authorization check allows environment disclosure and denial of service
What happened?
A flaw was found in FreeIPA's idp-add command, where insufficiently validated --organization/--base-url input reaches a constrained eval() call before the corresponding LDAP access control check is enforced. This allows any authenticated IPA principal, regardless of privilege level, to enumerate and read the environment variables of the affected server process and to cause denial of service via memory exhaustion.
Affected software and versions
| Software | Version information | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| ipaRed Hat | unaffected: 0:4.13.4-1.el10_2 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| ipaRed Hat | unaffected: 0:4.12.2-15.el10_0.7 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:clientRed Hat | unaffected: 8100020261007071200.143e9e98 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:DL1Red Hat | unaffected: 8100020261007070536.823393f5 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:clientRed Hat | unaffected: 8040020261027121250.f153676a to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:DL1Red Hat | unaffected: 8040020261027121355.5b01ab7e to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:clientRed Hat | unaffected: 8040020261027121250.f153676a to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:DL1Red Hat | unaffected: 8040020261027121355.5b01ab7e to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:clientRed Hat | unaffected: 8060020261008134123.c1533a64 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:DL1Red Hat | unaffected: 8060020261008133528.ada582f1 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:clientRed Hat | unaffected: 8060020261008134123.c1533a64 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:DL1Red Hat | unaffected: 8060020261008133528.ada582f1 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:clientRed Hat | unaffected: 8080020261007080925.e581a9e4 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:DL1Red Hat | unaffected: 8080020261007071832.b0a6ceea to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:clientRed Hat | unaffected: 8080020261007080925.e581a9e4 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| idm:DL1Red Hat | unaffected: 8080020261007071832.b0a6ceea to < * | See vendor advisory |
| ipaRed Hat | unaffected: 0:4.13.4-1.el9_8 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| ipaRed Hat | unaffected: 0:4.10.1-12.el9_2.7 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| ipaRed Hat | unaffected: 0:4.11.0-15.el9_4.9 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| ipaRed Hat | unaffected: 0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.8 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| ipaRed Hat | Default status: unknown | See vendor advisory |
| ipaRed Hat | Default status: unaffected | 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.
Sources and remediation references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79678
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70564
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72279
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82935
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83083
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83084
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83085
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83460
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83461
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89836
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:93452
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79678
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523356