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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.8 High

CVE-2025-32801

Loading a malicious hook library can lead to local privilege escalation

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Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
isc

Description

Kea configuration and API directives can be used to load a malicious hook library. Many common configurations run Kea as root, leave the API entry points unsecured by default, and/or place the control sockets in insecure paths. This issue affects Kea versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.1, 2.6.0 through 2.6.2, and 2.7.0 through 2.7.8.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

ISC Kea

Default version status: unaffected

  • 2.4.0 to ≤ 2.4.1affected
  • 2.6.0 to ≤ 2.6.2affected
  • 2.7.0 to ≤ 2.7.8affected

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