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CVE-2021-25322

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-25322 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting python-HyperKitty in openSUSE Leap 15.2 and Factory. This flaw allows a local attacker, specifically the hyperkitty or hyperkitty-admin user, to gain root privileges through a UNIX symbolic link following vulnerability. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the attack requires low privileges and local access, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.3.2-lp152.2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:python-hyperkitty_project:python-hyperkitty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.3.4-5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:python-hyperkitty_project:python-hyperkitty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
4.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0044 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bugzilla.suse.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory