# CVE-2025-6018

A Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability has been discovered in pam-config within Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM). This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker (for example, a user logged in via SSH) to obtain the elevated privileges normally reserved for a physically present, "allow_active" user. The highest risk is that the attacker can then perform all allow_active yes Polkit actions, which are typically restricted to console users, potentially gaining unauthorized control over system configurations, services, or other sensitive operations.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2025-6018
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: not in CISA KEV as of our last sync
- EPSS: 1.10% (percentile 66.2)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB · 14 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2025-07-03)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation poc, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-07-23)
- Weakness: CWE-863
- Published: 2025-07-23

## Affected

- suse:pam-config

## References

- [other] https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018
- [other] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372693
- [other] https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243226
- [other] https://cdn2.qualys.com/2025/06/17/suse15-pam-udisks-lpe.txt
- [other] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/28/4

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