CVE-2025-5689
OpenSSH Root Group Privilege Escalation
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 16, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 17, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.7
Exploitability Score :
3.1
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-5689
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-5689.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/ubuntu/authd/security/advisories/GHSA-g8qw-mgjx-rwjr |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-5689 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-5689 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CWE-269 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N Removed CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 16, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added Reference https://github.com/ubuntu/authd/security/advisories/GHSA-g8qw-mgjx-rwjr
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-5689 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-5689
weaknesses.