CVE-2025-6018

{"id": "CVE-2025-6018", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.8, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 5.9, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8}]}, "published": "2025-07-23T15:15:34.810", "references": [{"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372693", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243226", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://cdn2.qualys.com/2025/06/17/suse15-pam-udisks-lpe.txt", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://cdn2.qualys.com/2025/06/17/suse15-pam-udisks-lpe.txt", "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}], "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-863"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability has been discovered in pam-config within Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM). This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker (for example, a user logged in via SSH) to obtain the elevated privileges normally reserved for a physically present, \"allow_active\" user. The highest risk is that the attacker can then perform all allow_active yes Polkit actions, which are typically restricted to console users, potentially gaining unauthorized control over system configurations, services, or other sensitive operations."}], "lastModified": "2025-07-25T15:29:44.523", "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com"}