CVE-2025-46804 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2025-46804

Screen 5.0.0 and older versions allow file existence tests when installed setuid-root

Vulnerability Description

A minor information leak when running Screen with setuid-root privileges allows unprivileged users to deduce information about a path that would otherwise not be available. Affected are older Screen versions, as well as version 5.0.0.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Matthias Gerstner, SUSE

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Unknown
Vulnerable Versions:
5.0, ?

Timeline

Official Publish: May 26th, 2025
Last Modified: May 28th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)