CVE-2026-57915

high

Description

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.

References

https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-57915.json

https://lists.apache.org/thread/1y3glgh3kzwoxo5m2lq504cjlh1dsrfh

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2493407

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-57915

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/26/8

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-26

Updated: 2026-07-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L