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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.1 Medium

CVE-2025-32802

Insecure handling of file paths allows multiple local attacks

Description

Kea configuration and API directives can be used to overwrite arbitrary files, subject to permissions granted to Kea. 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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