Sssd: sssd: sudo ldap provider searches entire directory tree for sudorole objects by default, enabling privilege escalation
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.8epss 0.6%
exploitation probability
0.6%top 56% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
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.
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 10Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41937https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42122https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46482https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46990https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49839https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49840https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49841https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49842https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49843https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49844https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50109https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-14474