CVE-2025-5689

Improper Permission Management in SSH Session Handling

High · published June 16, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A flaw was found in the temporary user record that authd uses in the pre-auth NSS. As a result, a user login for the first time will be considered to be part of the root group in the context of that SSH session.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00302 · 21.7th percentile
Published
2025-06-16T11:37Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 JUN 11:37Z
    Improper Permission Management in SSH Session Handling
    cvelistv5