CVE-2025-5689HIGH 8.5EPSS p16.0%

CVE-2025-5689CVE-2025-5689

Description

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.

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.5 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS0.25% probability of exploitation · percentile 16.0% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2025-06-16
Last modified2025-08-26

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-269

References

  1. https://github.com/ubuntu/authd/security/advisories/GHSA-g8qw-mgjx-rwjr

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessImproper Privilege Managementcwe-2690%live

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