CVE-2025-23395
HIGH EPSS 10.1%
Published May 26, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.3 CVSS 4.0
Published May 26, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
Screen 5.0.0 when it runs with setuid-root privileges does not drop privileges while operating on a user supplied path. This allows unprivileged users to create files in arbitrary locations with `root` ownership, the invoking user's (real) group ownership and file mode 0644. All data written to the Screen PTY will be logged into this file, allowing to escalate to root privileges
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
10.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-271
References 2
- bugzilla.suse.com https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-23395
- openwall.com https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/1
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.