# Ipa: freeipa: unauthenticated dos in \`/ipa/i18n_messages\` via unbounded request body read CVE record · `CVE-2026-73198` - **Identifiers:** `CVE-2026-73198` - **State:** Confirmed - **Severity:** CVSS 7.5 High - **Critical:** No - **CNA:** redhat - **Weakness (CWE):** [CWE-770](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/770.html) - **Tags:** [Denial of service](https://agentprime.io/advisories/tag/dos.md) - **Technologies:** [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-10.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-10-0-extended-update-support.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-4-advanced-mission-critical-update-support.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-4-extended-update-support-long-life-add-on.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-6-advanced-mission-critical-update-support.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-6-extended-update-support-long-life-add-on.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-8-telecommunications-update-service.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-8-update-services-for-sap-solutions.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-9.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-9-2-update-services-for-sap-solutions.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-9-4-update-services-for-sap-solutions.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-9-6-extended-update-support.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-6.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-7.md) - **Published:** 20 Aug 2026 - **Updated:** 4 Nov 2026 - **Reviewed by a person:** No Published by the CVE Program (CNA: redhat) at 20 Aug 2026, 10:39 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it. ## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. - unaffected: `0:4.13.4-1.el10_2 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `ipa` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support. - unaffected: `0:4.12.2-15.el10_0.7 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `ipa` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. - unaffected: `8100020261007071200.143e9e98 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:client` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. - unaffected: `8100020261007070536.823393f5 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:DL1` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support. - unaffected: `8040020261027121250.f153676a to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:client` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support. - unaffected: `8040020261027121355.5b01ab7e to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:DL1` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On. - unaffected: `8040020261027121250.f153676a to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:client` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On. - unaffected: `8040020261027121355.5b01ab7e to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:DL1` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support. - unaffected: `8060020261008134123.c1533a64 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:client` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support. - unaffected: `8060020261008133528.ada582f1 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:DL1` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On. - unaffected: `8060020261008134123.c1533a64 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:client` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On. - unaffected: `8060020261008133528.ada582f1 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:DL1` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service. - unaffected: `8080020261007080925.e581a9e4 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:client` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service. - unaffected: `8080020261007071832.b0a6ceea to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:DL1` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions. - unaffected: `8080020261007080925.e581a9e4 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:client` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions. - unaffected: `8080020261007071832.b0a6ceea to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `idm:DL1` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. - unaffected: `0:4.13.4-1.el9_8 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `ipa` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions. - unaffected: `0:4.10.1-12.el9_2.7 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `ipa` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions. - unaffected: `0:4.11.0-15.el9_4.9 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `ipa` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support. - unaffected: `0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.8 to before *` (rpm) - Other versions: affected - Package name: `ipa` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. - No versions given - Other versions: unknown - Package name: `ipa` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` - Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. - No versions given - Other versions: unaffected - Package name: `ipa` - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/` ## Not analysed yet We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter. ## Severity and exploitation - 7.5 High, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`, from CNA (redhat) - **CISA KEV:** Not listed. - **EPSS:** 0.0054, the 45th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. ## Timeline - 20 Aug 2026, 10:39 UTC: [Confirmed by the CVE List](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73198) - 20 Aug 2026, 11:16 UTC: [Confirmed by NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73198) ## Sources - [CVE List: CVE-2026-73198](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73198) - [NVD: CVE-2026-73198](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73198) ### References from the CNA - (vendor-advisory, redhat) - (vendor-advisory, redhat) - (vendor-advisory, redhat) - (vendor-advisory, redhat) - (vendor-advisory, redhat) - (vendor-advisory, redhat) - (vendor-advisory, redhat) - (vendor-advisory, redhat) - (vendor-advisory, redhat) - (vendor-advisory, redhat) - (vdb-entry, redhat) - (issue-tracking, redhat) Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description. ## Check whether this affects you This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it. Compare the affected versions above with what you run. - With the agentprime MCP server (), `get_advisory` returns this record and `search_advisories` finds related ones. Setup: - As JSON: - Everything that needs attention now: --- The web page: . Everything for agents: .