CVE-2025-14282
privilege escalation via unix domain socket forwardings
Description
A flaw was found in Dropbear. When running in multi-user mode and authenticating users, the dropbear ssh server does the socket forwardings requested by the remote client as root, only switching to the logged-in user upon spawning a shell or performing some operations like reading the user's files. With the recent ability of also using unix domain sockets as the forwarding destination any user able to log in via ssh can connect to any unix socket with the root's credentials, bypassing both file system restrictions and any SO_PEERCRED / SO_PASSCRED checks performed by the peer.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 12, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 12, 2026, 11:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-14282
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 92fb86c3-55a5-4fb5-9c3f-4757b9e96dc5 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Avoid running Dropbear in multi-user mode with root socket forwarding.
- Configure Dropbear to drop privileges before handling socket forwards.
- Update Dropbear to a version that addresses this privilege escalation.
- Implement stricter access controls for SSH users.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Feb. 12, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/16/4 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/17/1 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A flaw was found in Dropbear. When running in multi-user mode and authenticating users, the dropbear ssh server does the socket forwardings requested by the remote client as root, only switching to the logged-in user upon spawning a shell or performing some operations like reading the user's files. With the recent ability of also using unix domain sockets as the forwarding destination any user able to log in via ssh can connect to any unix socket with the root's credentials, bypassing both file system restrictions and any SO_PEERCRED / SO_PASSCRED checks performed by the peer. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-266 Added Reference https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/pull/391 Added Reference https://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2025q4/002390.html