Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in FreeIPA
CVE-2026-73197

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-73197?

A vulnerability in FreeIPA could allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to exploit the system by sending oversized form POST requests to the migration endpoint. This can result in excessive memory consumption, causing slower processing of legitimate requests and potential denial of service. Proper mitigations and updates are essential to protect against this flaw.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73197
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2474697
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Red Hat would like to thank AISLE Research for reporting this issue.
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