CVE-2025-23395: Screen 5.0.0 when it runs with setuid-root privileges does not drop privileges while operating on a user supplied path. This allows unprivileged users to…

PriorityP347high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.20%

10.1th percentile

Screen 5.0.0 when it runs with setuid-root privileges does not drop privileges while operating on a user supplied path. This allows unprivileged users to create files in arbitrary locations with `root` ownership, the invoking user's (real) group ownership and file mode 0644. All data written to the Screen PTY will be logged into this file, allowing to escalate to root privileges

Affected

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	screen	—	—
gnu	screen	>= 0 < 5.0.1-r0	5.0.1-r0
gnu	screen	>= 0 < 5.0.1-r0	5.0.1-r0
gnu	screen	>= 0 < 5.0.1-r0	5.0.1-r0

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv4.07.3HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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

osv7.3HIGH

vendor_debian7.3LOW

vendor_redhat7.3HIGH

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