Sssd: sssd: sudo ldap provider searches entire directory tree for sudorole objects by default, enabling privilege escalation
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.
Evidence and details
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-14474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/2/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/3/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/4/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
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- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/5/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/6/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/7/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/8/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/9/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/10/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/11/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/12/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/13/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/14/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/15/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/16/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/17/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/18/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
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- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/19/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
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- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/20/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
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- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/21/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
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- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/22/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
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- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/23/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
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- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/24/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
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- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/25/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
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- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/26/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/27/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-14474
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics