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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2026-104033

A flaw was found in SSSD. When configured to enforce account expiration using LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) shadow attributes, SSSD fails to treat an expiration value of zero as an expired account. A user with valid credentials for an expired account can exploit this flaw to bypass access controls and authenticate to the system. This allows unauthorized access to persist after the account was intended to be deactivated.

Products
sssd
Affected versions
2.10.1-1, 2.10.1-2, 2.11.1-1, 2.11.1-2, 2.11.1-2.1, 2.12.0-1, 2.12.0-2, 2.12.0-3~exp0, 2.12.0-4, 2.13.1-1, 2.13.1-2, 2.13.1-3, 2.8.2-4, 2.8.2-4+deb12u1, 2.9.1-1, 2.9.1-2, 2.9.2-1, 2.9.4-1, 2.9.4-1.1, 2.9.4-1.1~exp1, 2.9.4-2, 2.9.5-1, 2.9.5-2, 2.9.5-3, 2.9.5-4, 2.9.5-5
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-104033
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-104033

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Oct 2026, 01:16 UTC

A flaw was found in SSSD. When configured to enforce account expiration using LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) shadow attributes, SSSD fails to treat an expiration value of zero as an expired account. A user with valid credentials for an expired account can exploit this flaw to bypass access controls and authenticate to the system. This allows unauthorized access to persist after the account was intended to be deactivated.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-104033

sssd

Fixed versions: Not specified

sssd

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "published_at": "2026-10-06T01:16:34.143+00:00"
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