A path traversal flaw was found in SSSD's AD GPO provider. The ad_gpo_extract_smb_components() function does not sanitize .. sequences in the gPCFileSysPath LDAP attribute, allowing an attacker with AD GPO management access to write files outside the GPO cache directory as root. On default RHEL configurations with SELinux enforcing, this can be used to inject Kerberos configuration leading to authentication bypass.

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Set ad_gpo_access_control = disabled in /etc/sssd/sssd.conf to disable GPO fetching entirely. Note that this removes GPO-based login policy enforcement.

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

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Description A path traversal flaw was found in SSSD's AD GPO provider. The ad_gpo_extract_smb_components() function does not sanitize .. sequences in the gPCFileSysPath LDAP attribute, allowing an attacker with AD GPO management access to write files outside the GPO cache directory as root. On default RHEL configurations with SELinux enforcing, this can be used to inject Kerberos configuration leading to authentication bypass.
Title Sssd: sssd: gpo cache path traversal via unsanitized gpcfilesyspath allows kerberos authentication bypass
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-23
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
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{'score': 8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-07T11:09:17.309Z

Reserved: 2026-07-02T15:18:56.861Z

Link: CVE-2026-14476

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Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2026-14476 - Bugzilla

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