CVE-2025-11561 HIGH

CVE-2025-11561: Sssd: sssd default kerberos configuration allows privilege escalation on ad-joined linux systems

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-269
Published October 9, 2025
Last update March 19, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in the integration of Active Directory and the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) on Linux systems. In default configurations, the Kerberos local authentication plugin (sssd_krb5_localauth_plugin) is enabled, but a fallback to the an2ln plugin is possible. This fallback allows an attacker with permission to modify certain AD attributes (such as userPrincipalName or samAccountName) to impersonate privileged users, potentially resulting in unauthorized access or privilege escalation on domain-joined Linux hosts.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 9, 2025 CVE published
March 19, 2026 Record updated