CVE-2010-2940

mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.02% (81st) EPSS
CVSS 5.1 · medium
Is it mine?
2 products
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Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

The auth_send function in providers/ldap/ldap_auth.c in System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) 1.3.0, when LDAP authentication and anonymous bind are enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the authentication requirements of pam_authenticate via an empty password.

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cvss

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5.1
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.05.1mediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 4.9 · impact 6.4
v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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affected products (2)

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also known as (2)

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published 2010-08-30modified 2026-06-16
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