CVE-2024-11029

Administrator credential disclosure via journaled command lines

Published Jan 15, 2025 · Updated Nov 20, 2025

Information disclosure in the ipa package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 allows local users with journal access to read administrator passwords. The FreeIPA API audit writes to systemd journal while password-bearing tools run, and journald records their unredacted /proc/pid/commandline data. Journal entries require administrative access by default, but exported binary journals or centralized collectors that preserve _CMDLINE expose the credentials to anyone permitted to read them.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in the ipa package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 allows local users with journal access to read administrator passwords. The FreeIPA API audit writes to systemd journal while password-bearing tools run, and journald records their unredacted /proc/pid/commandline data. Journal entries require administrative access by default, but exported binary journals or centralized collectors that preserve _CMDLINE expose the credentials to anyone permitted to read them.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-11029
Published
Jan 15, 2025
Updated
Nov 20, 2025
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Classifications
CWE-497, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Affected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

5.5Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-497Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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