CVE detail
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 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
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
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Evidence
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2 source links · newest first
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/1www.openwall.com
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Exploitwww.openwall.comMay 26, 2025, 4:15 PM - https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-23395bugzilla.suse.com
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Exploitbugzilla.suse.comMay 26, 2025, 4:15 PM
Exploit code
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