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Red Hat CVE-2025-46803

MEDIUM
Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276)
2025-05-26 meissner@suse.de
Privilege Escalation Red Hat Suse
Medium
Disputed · 5.1 NVD
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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–High)
NVD PRIMARY
5.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/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
SUSE
3.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Red Hat
7.7 HIGH
qualitative

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/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
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
A
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Apr 06, 2026 - 08:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:43 vuln.today
CVE Published
May 26, 2025 - 15:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.1

DescriptionCVE.org

The default mode of pseudo terminals (PTYs) allocated by Screen was changed from 0620 to 0622, thereby allowing anyone to write to any Screen PTYs in the system.

AnalysisAI

The default mode of pseudo terminals (PTYs) allocated by Screen was changed from 0620 to 0622, thereby allowing anyone to write to any Screen PTYs in the system. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276), which allows attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings. The default mode of pseudo terminals (PTYs) allocated by Screen was changed from 0620 to 0622, thereby allowing anyone to write to any Screen PTYs in the system.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set restrictive default permissions, follow principle of least privilege, review defaults during deployment.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Low
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 Fixed

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