# CVE-2026-73199: Ipa: freeipa: null pointer dereference in \`ipa-enrollment\` extended operation (\`join\_oid\`) via missing request value

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-20 · Updated: 2026-08-20

## Affected

- ipa: version range not reported
- ipa: version range not reported
- ipa: version range not reported
- ipa: version range not reported
- ipa: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the `ipa-enrollment` SLAPI plugin. A remote authenticated client can exploit a null pointer dereference vulnerability by sending a malformed Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) extended operation. By omitting the request value for the `JOIN_OID` in the `ipa-enrollment` extended operation, an attacker can trigger a server crash, potentially causing a denial of service.

## What to do

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73199
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2471741

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