CVE-2025-66005
Local privilege escalation via unauthenticated InputManager D-Bus in InputPlumber <0.63.0
Is CVE-2025-66005 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2025-66005 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2025-66005?
CVE-2025-66005 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.5. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-66005?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-66005. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2025-66005 affect?
CVE-2025-66005 affects InputPlumber (pre-0.63.0) - InputManager D-Bus. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2025-66005?
Upgrade to InputPlumber 0.63.0+
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local escalation, DoS, or information leak within the active user session via InputManager D-Bus.
Patch when possible
- affected>= ? and < 0.63.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.