Critical severity · published May 26, 2025
CVE-2025-23394
daily-backup.sh script in cyrus-imapd allows escalation from cyrus to root
9.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd allows escalation from cyrus to root.This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd before 3.8.4-2.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OT
openSUSE Tumbleweed · SUSE
? before 3.8.4-2.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23394
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23394
bugzilla.suse.com
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-23394
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