CVE-2025-49809
MTR Sudo Execution Hijacking Vulnerability
Description
mtr through 0.95, in certain privileged contexts, mishandles execution of a program specified by the MTR_PACKET environment variable. NOTE: mtr on macOS may often have Sudo rules, as an indirect consequence of Homebrew not installing setuid binaries.
INFO
Published Date :
July 4, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 8, 2025, 4:18 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
1.1
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/traviscross/mtr/blob/master/SECURITY -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description mtr through 0.95, in certain privileged contexts, mishandles execution of a program specified by the MTR_PACKET environment variable. NOTE: mtr on macOS may often have Sudo rules, as an indirect consequence of Homebrew not installing setuid binaries. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-829 Added Reference https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues/35085 Added Reference https://github.com/traviscross/mtr/blob/master/SECURITY Added Reference https://github.com/traviscross/mtr/commit/5226f105f087c29d3cfad9f28000e7536af91ac6
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