CVE•Published 2026-10-06•Modified 2026-10-28•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-104031Fedoraproject · Sssd

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

MEDIUM

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 99% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Description

A flaw was found in SSSD. In configurations where the autofs responder service is enabled, memory allocated during successful request processing is not released until the client connection terminates. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by maintaining an open connection and repeatedly submitting valid requests, leading to memory exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS).

Timeline

Published 2026-10-06

Modified 2026-10-28

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-104031

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product + version

product:"Fedoraproject Sssd" version:"2.12.0"

Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Sssd"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Sssd" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-104031