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CVE-2025-6018highCWE-863

Pam-config: lpe from unprivileged to allow_active in pam

41Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.

ssvc Attendcvss 7.8epss 1.0%
from disclosure to weapon0 days
Published on NVDJul 23
1st PoCJul 3
exploitation probability
1.0%top 40% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
16 public exploit(s)
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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