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CVE-2025-5689

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Published: Jun 16, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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8.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Exploitability: 3.1 / Impact: 4.7
Source: security@ubuntu.com (Secondary)

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Canonical: Authd
Canonical
1 product
Authd
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Authd
Before 0.5.4

Related CWEs

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (1)

Source: security@ubuntu.com
PatchVendor Advisory

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