CVE-2026-90996: Sssd: sssd: denial of service in nss responder via crafted zero-length requests
- Is it exploited?
Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.1%
EPSS score, percentile 2.5 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Workaround (from the CVE record)
There's no appropriated mitigation for this issue.
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
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Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
A flaw was found in sssd. A local unprivileged user could send a specially crafted request with a zero-length body to the Network Security Services (NSS) responder. This could lead to a denial-of-service condition, causing the NSS responder to become unstable or terminate. This vulnerability affects the availability of the system responder.
Summary: CVE record, as of .
- CISA has not added CVE-2026-90996 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
- The CVE record was published on 14 Sep 2026.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.0 (Medium), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.1% (percentile 2.5), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact partial.
- The credits in the CVE record name AISLE as finder.
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; CVE List, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of . About the data.
Description
Sssd: sssd: denial of service in nss responder via crafted zero-length requests
A flaw was found in sssd. A local unprivileged user could send a specially crafted request with a zero-length body to the Network Security Services (NSS) responder. This could lead to a denial-of-service condition, causing the NSS responder to become unstable or terminate. This vulnerability affects the availability of the system responder.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-191
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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References
2
Known exploited Red Hat vulnerabilities
- CVE-2015-3246: Red Hat Libuser Race Condition Vulnerability
- CVE-2015-5287: Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2018-14667: Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework Expression Language Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-3560: Red Hat Polkit Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-4034: Red Hat Polkit Out-of-Bounds Read and Write Vulnerability