CVE-2025-46804

A minor information leak when running Screen with setuid-root privileges allows unprivileged users to deduce information about a path that would otherwise not be available.


Affected are older Screen versions, as well as version 5.0.0.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
3.3 LOW
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
suseCNA
3.3 LOW
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA-ADPADP
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Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 1%
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
screen
bullseye
unimportant
bookworm
unimportant
sid
4.9.1-3
fixed
trixie
4.9.1-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
screen
plucky
needs-triage
oracular
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
trusty
needs-triage
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-46804
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/1