CVE-2025-49809

EUVD-2025-20020
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
NISTPrimary
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
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 3%
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
mtr
bookworm
unimportant
bullseye
unimportant
forky
0.96-1
fixed
sid
0.96-1
fixed
trixie
unimportant
Amazon Linux logo
Amazon Linux Releases
Amazon Package
Release
mtr
Amazon Linux 2
2:0.92-2.amzn2.0.2
fixed
Amazon Linux 2023
2:0.95-3.amzn2023.0.2
fixed
mtr-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2
2:0.92-2.amzn2.0.2
fixed
Amazon Linux 2023
2:0.95-3.amzn2023.0.2
fixed
mtr-debugsource
Amazon Linux 2023
2:0.95-3.amzn2023.0.2
fixed
mtr-gtk
Amazon Linux 2
2:0.92-2.amzn2.0.2
fixed
Amazon Linux 2023
2:0.95-3.amzn2023.0.2
fixed
mtr-gtk-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
2:0.95-3.amzn2023.0.2
fixed
Azure Linux logo
Azure Linux Releases
Azure Package
Release
mtr
Azure Linux 3.0
0:0.95-3.azl3
fixed
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
https://github.com/traviscross/mtr/blob/master/SECURITY