Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-104048 · published 6 October 2026
CVE-2026-104048: Fedoraproject sssd vulnerability
Fedoraproject · Sssd
A flaw was found in SSSD. In trust-enabled identity management environments, SSSD evaluates Host-Based Access Control (HBAC) rules by stripping domain qualifiers and comparing only short usernames. An authenticated user in a trusted domain who shares the same username as an authorized local account can bypass access policies and gain unauthorized access to protected services or hosts.
Description
A flaw was found in SSSD. In trust-enabled identity management environments, SSSD evaluates Host-Based Access Control (HBAC) rules by stripping domain qualifiers and comparing only short usernames. An authenticated user in a trusted domain who shares the same username as an authorized local account can bypass access policies and gain unauthorized access to protected services or hosts.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected products
3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-104048 | Vendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2478613 | ExploitIssue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2478613 | ExploitIssue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-104048), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-15). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.