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.

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Set ldap_sudo_search_base explicitly in /etc/sssd/sssd.conf to restrict the search to the designated sudoers container: [domain/example.com] ldap_sudo_search_base = ou=sudoers,dc=example,dc=com Additionally, restrict LDAP ACLs to prevent non-admin principals from creating sudoRole objects outside the designated sudoers container.

History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.13::el9
References

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.19::el9
References

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.20::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.22::el9
References

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.21::el9
References

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
References

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Eus
References

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
Redhat rhel Tus
References

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
References

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0
Vendors & Products Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
References

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
References

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
References

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Sssd: sssd: sudo ldap provider searches entire directory tree for sudorole objects by default, enabling privilege escalation
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-1188
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': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T12:03:22.756Z

Reserved: 2026-07-02T14:49:31.316Z

Link: CVE-2026-14474

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-07T13:41:56.725Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-07-07T10:16:39.870

Modified: 2026-08-21T12:16:22.470

Link: CVE-2026-14474

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-07-07T09:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-14474 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T05:00:16Z

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