CVE-2025-46802
Temporary chown() of users' TTY to mode 0666 allows PTY hijacking in screen
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
For a short time they PTY is set to mode 666, allowing any user on the system to connect to the screen session.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- screen
fixed in 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1
- screen
fixed in 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1
- screen
fixed in 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1
- screen
fixed in 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1
- screen
fixed in 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1
- screen
fixed in 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1
- screen
fixed in 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1
- screen
fixed in 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1