CVE-2018-16838 (GCVE-0-2018-16838)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-03-25 17:41 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A flaw was found in sssd Group Policy Objects implementation. When the GPO is not readable by SSSD due to a too strict permission settings on the server side, SSSD will allow all authenticated users to login instead of denying access.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CWE
Assigner
References
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