CVE-2025-6018 is a Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability in pam-config within Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM), specifically affecting SUSE pam_config. An unprivileged local attacker can exploit this flaw to gain elevated privileges, effectively performing actions typically restricted to physically present "allow_active" users, leading to unauthorized control over system configurations. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, an exploit (EDB-52386) is publicly available, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1.8-24.71.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:suse:pam-config:1.1.8-24.71.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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