CVE-2025-46804 describes a minor information leak in older versions of GNU Screen, including version 5.0.0, when run with setuid-root privileges. An unprivileged local user can exploit this to deduce information about file paths that would normally be inaccessible. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.3, indicating low attack complexity and impact, as it only leads to a partial confidentiality breach without affecting integrity or availability. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Https://Git.Savannah.Gnu.Org/Cgit/Screen.Git | Screen | >= ?, <= 4.9.1, >= 5.0, <= 5.0.0CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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