CVE-2025-6020

highEPSS 0.005 · 39 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.46% (39th) EPSS
CVSS 7.8 · high
Is it mine?
113 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-20

A flaw was found in linux-pam. The module pam_namespace may use access user-controlled paths without proper protection, allowing local users to elevate their privileges to root via multiple symlink attacks and race conditions.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US
v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secalert@redhat.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-22USCWE-22USCWE-22USCWE-22USCWE-362US
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affected products (113)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 113
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advisories (5)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-577017SSA-577017: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Ruggedcom Rox Before 2.17.12026-05-12csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Ruggedcom Rox before v2.17.1 contain multiple third-party vulnerabilities. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-1339PAM: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2025-06-17csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in PAM ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-2043IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-09-11csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand zu erzeugen, um Dateien zu manipulieren und um nicht nächer spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu erzielen..

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-1118Dell PowerProtect Data Domain OS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-04-14csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain OS ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen – sogar mit Root-Rechten –, um erweiterte Rechte zu erlangen – einschließlich Administratorrechte –, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, um Daten zu manipulieren, um vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder um andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.

  • ICSA-26-134-16Siemens Ruggedcom Rox2026-05-12icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Ruggedcom Rox before v2.17.1 contain multiple third-party vulnerabilities. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisa_csaf_otsiemens_psirtNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2025-06-17modified 2026-10-12
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references (96)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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