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CVE-2026-57915

Apache Kerby: Kerberos Pre-Authentication Bypass PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

It is possible to bypass the Kerberos pre-authentication check in Apache Kerby by sending a PA-DATA with an unrecognized or unsupported type. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
Apache Software Foundation / Apache Kerbyaffected 0 before 2.1.2

CWE

CWE-304

References

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CVE

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redhat-SADP

A flaw was found in Apache Kerby. An attacker can bypass the Kerberos pre-authentication check by sending a Pre-Authentication Data (PA-DATA) packet with an unrecognized or unsupported type. This vulnerability allows an attacker to circumvent the initial authentication step, potentially leading to unauthorized access or impersonation within a Kerberos-protected environment.