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CVE-2026-119079VulnerabilityPublished

lib/krb5/asn.1/asn1_encode.c · decode_sequence_of()

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-119079· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 22:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

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Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10krb5Affected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6krb5Affected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7krb5Affected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8krb5Affected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9krb5Affected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Hardened Imageskrb5Affected–Fixed in–

Description

decode_sequence_of() in lib/krb5/asn.1/asn1_encode.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.11 and later grows the decoded element array one entry at a time, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption in the KDC) by sending an unauthenticated AS-REQ or TGS-REQ with a large number of elements in a SEQUENCE OF field over TCP.

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