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Freeradius: stack buffer overflow via unchecked eap-fast sessionticket length

Only FreeRADIUS servers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 with the EAP-FAST module enabled are exposed. No fixed version is listed in the checked facts.

CVE-2026-127030

Written by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 from the sources below. Verify against them.

7.5HighCNA
Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
See vendor advisory
Who is exposed
Specific setups only

Do first: Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs. FreeRADIUS EAP-FAST submodule enabled on the server Server must have the EAP-FAST module enabled

Published
Last modified
Reference
Last checked
35/100 · provisional
Specific setups only
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

A flaw in the EAP-FAST module of the freeradius package, shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, lets a remote attacker without logging in crash the server process by sending a specially crafted handshake request, causing a denial of service. The bug stems from an unchecked session ticket length that leads to a stack-based buffer overflow.

Read the original description

A flaw was found in freeradius. An improper length validation in the EAP-FAST module allows a stack-based buffer overflow during session ticket processing. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted handshake request, causing the server process to crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Who should check

Operators of FreeRADIUS servers with the EAP-FAST module enabled, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux deployments that have turned it on.

Read the source excerpt

“A flaw was found in freeradius”

access.redhat.com

cve.now Index

35Pcve.now Index 35 of 100 · methodology v3 · provisional
  • Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
  • Exposure12/25Specific setups only, reachable over the network without a login
  • Reach10/20Shipped in major Linux distributions
  • Severity7.5/10CVSS 7.5
  • No patch5/5No fixed version listed; see vendor advisory

What would change the score

  • Would score about 85 if added to CISA KEV
  • Would score about 80 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active

What to do

  • Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs.

    FreeRADIUS EAP-FAST submodule enabled on the server Server must have the EAP-FAST module enabled
  • Workaround: Disable the EAP-FAST submodule in the FreeRADIUS configuration, or restrict incoming RADIUS traffic to trusted network access points.

Check your systems with an agent

Paste this into a coding or ops agent. It checks your systems read-only and reports a table per asset.

Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-127030 (Freeradius: stack buffer overflow via unchecked eap-fast sessionticket length), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-127030 (entry last updated 2026-11-12):
Affected:
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: version range not reported
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6: version range not reported
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: version range not reported
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: version range not reported
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: version range not reported
Fixed versions: none listed yet.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- FreeRADIUS EAP-FAST submodule enabled on the server (source: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-127030)
- Server must have the EAP-FAST module enabled (source: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2572340)
Setup: the bug needs a feature or setting that is off by default or uncommon. Check whether each asset has it on.
Attacker needs: network access, no login, no user action.
Workaround: Disable the EAP-FAST submodule in the FreeRADIUS configuration, or restrict incoming RADIUS traffic to trusted network access points. (source: https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/commit/064567a08f3b9d9b4863fab6060fafe296ac7de9)
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-127030 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-127030 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2572340
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-127030
- https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/commit/064567a08f3b9d9b4863fab6060fafe296ac7de9
- https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/commit/a5d09dad528d7a3a3c4c01158716ab85a12e09ef
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-127030
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-127030
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Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. First seen by cve.now

Affected versions

  • freeradius

    Version range not reported

  • freeradius

    Version range not reported

  • freeradius

    Version range not reported

  • freeradius:3.0/freeradius

    Version range not reported

  • freeradius

    Version range not reported

Evidence 6

CVE record · 2

Establishes: The identifier and description.

  1. Record
  2. Record

Write-ups · 1

Establishes: Technical detail and context.

  1. Report

Other links · 3

  1. Repository
  2. Repository
  3. Link

Corrections

None so far.

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Questions about CVE-2026-127030

Is CVE-2026-127030 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data

What does this mean?

A crafted EAP-FAST session ticket with an unchecked length causes a stack buffer overflow in FreeRADIUS. The server process crashes, causing a denial of service before credentials are validated.Source: access.redhat.com, bugzilla.redhat.com, github.com

Am I affected, and how do I check?

Only environments that have explicitly configured and enabled the FreeRADIUS EAP-FAST submodule are exposed. To check, look at whether the EAP-FAST module is enabled in the FreeRADIUS configuration.Source: access.redhat.com, bugzilla.redhat.com, github.com

How do I fix CVE-2026-127030?

The checked facts name no fixed version and no patch identifiers, so no upgrade target can be given from them. The only mitigation listed is the workaround below until a fix is confirmed.Source: access.redhat.com, bugzilla.redhat.com, github.com

What if there's no patch?

Disable the EAP-FAST submodule in the FreeRADIUS configuration, or restrict incoming RADIUS traffic to trusted network access points.Source: access.redhat.com, bugzilla.redhat.com, github.com