CVE-2018-16838

sssd: improper implementation of GPOs due to too restrictive permissions

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.4

CVSS 3.0

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Published · February 4, 2019

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in sssd Group Policy Objects implementation. When the GPO is not readable by SSSD due to a too strict permission settings on the server side, SSSD will allow all authenticated users to login instead of denying access.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management