MIT krb5 through 1.22.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the KDC's get_pac_princ_with_realm() that returns success while leaving the client principal NULL on malformed names. A malicious or compromised cross-realm trusted KDC can send an S4U2Proxy request with a PAC carrying a malformed client name to crash krb5kdc and deny authentication.
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/1510
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/f6e2c397ceda6467ebbaab8ed66d4895c9f1d6a7
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/a88a18cafa1040a0c4f9c8d08288fc98831ec86d
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/blob/krb5-1.22.2-final/src/kdc/kdc_util.c#L639-L676
Published: 2026-10-08
Updated: 2026-10-08
Base Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00521