Paper/Archive/CVE-2025-53391

CVE-2025-53391

Debian zulucrypt — The Debian zuluPolkit/CMakeLists.txt file for zuluCrypt through the zulucrypt_6.2.0-1 package has insecure PolicyKit allow_any/allow_inac…

EPSS 0.2%public exploit CVSS 9.3

critical.is priorityof 100

CVSS 9.3 (CNA)9.3 / 10 × 3027.9 Not in CISA KEV+300.0 EPSS percentile 6.5.065 × 201.3 Exploit: SSVC poc+1010.0 SSVC exploitation: poc+100.0

Description · from the CVE record

The Debian zuluPolkit/CMakeLists.txt file for zuluCrypt through the zulucrypt_6.2.0-1 package has insecure PolicyKit allow_any/allow_inactive/allow_active settings that allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource

zulucryptzulucrypt_5.5.0-1 – zulucrypt_6.2.0-1–CNA

Scores by source

mitre (CNA)9.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

refbugs.debian.org/1108288 refsalsa.debian.org/debian/zulucrypt/-/blob/9d661c9f384c4d889d3387944e14ac70cfb9684b/debian/patches/fix_zulupolkit_policy.patch refdeb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/z/zulucrypt/zulucrypt_6.2.0-1.dsc exploitbugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1108288