CVE-2025-6018CWE-863

Pam-config: lpe from unprivileged to allow_active in pam

High · published July 23, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
65.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability has been discovered in pam-config within Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM). This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker (for example, a user logged in via SSH) to obtain the elevated privileges normally reserved for a physically present, "allow_active" user. The highest risk is that the attacker can then perform all allow_active yes Polkit actions, which are typically restricted to console users, potentially gaining unauthorized control over system configurations, services, or other sensitive operations.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01089 · 65.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2025-07-23T14:58Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 JUL 14:58Z
    Pam-config: lpe from unprivileged to allow_active in pam
    cvelistv5