CVE-2025-49809

mtr through 0.95, in certain privileged contexts, mishandles execution of a program specified by the MTR_PACKET environment variable. NOTE: mtr on macOS may often have Sudo rules, as an indirect consequence of Homebrew not installing setuid binaries.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
HIGH
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
mtr
bullseye
vulnerable
bookworm
vulnerable
sid
vulnerable
trixie
vulnerable
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues/35085
https://github.com/traviscross/mtr/blob/master/SECURITY
https://github.com/traviscross/mtr/commit/5226f105f087c29d3cfad9f28000e7536af91ac6