CVE-2025-26168CWE-732

IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Linux and macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation to root because there is code execution from a configuration file that can be…

High · published May 7, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
7.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Linux and macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation to root because there is code execution from a configuration file that can be controlled by a low-privileged user. There is a race condition in which a temporary configuration file, in a world-writable directory, can be overwritten.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00183 · 7.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Published
2025-05-07T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 MAY 00:00Z
    IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Linux and macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation to root because there is code execution from a configuration file that can be…
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