A flaw was found in SSSD. When configured with the LDAP access provider and `ldap_access_order` including `ppolicy` or `lockout`, a fail-open condition in the LDAP ppolicy access check can occur if a user lookup returns zero results. This can incorrectly return success and cache an allow decision, permitting continued authorization for a deleted or deprovisioned user. A remote attacker with prior valid account context could exploit this to maintain access to information and potentially make limited modifications to resources that should no longer be available.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 affected —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 unknown —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 affected —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 affected —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 affected —
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 affected —
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 affected —

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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-90462 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479483 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in SSSD. When configured with the LDAP access provider and `ldap_access_order` including `ppolicy` or `lockout`, a fail-open condition in the LDAP ppolicy access check can occur if a user lookup returns zero results. This can incorrectly return success and cache an allow decision, permitting continued authorization for a deleted or deprovisioned user. A remote attacker with prior valid account context could exploit this to maintain access to information and potentially make limited modifications to resources that should no longer be available.
Title Sssd: sssd: fail-open in ldap ppolicy access check allows continued authorization
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-280
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-22T17:25:28.353Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T21:53:41.417Z

Link: CVE-2026-90462

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-22T17:24:21.470Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-22T16:18:08.137

Modified: 2026-09-22T18:17:29.830

Link: CVE-2026-90462

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-22T18:00:17Z

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