ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
MEDIUM
Received
CVE-2026-73196
A flaw was found in FreeIPA. A low-privilege authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability by submitting an oversized One-Time Password (OTP) key value. This oversized key is then decoded and re-encoded without proper size limits, consuming excessive CPU and memory resources. This can lead to a denial of service, degrading the availability of the IPA service.
Published 20 Aug 2026, 11:16 UTC
Last modified 20 Aug 2026, 11:16 UTC
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Attack profile
The conditions required to exploit this vulnerability and its potential impact.
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
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Affected products
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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