Skip to content
CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD2.0 Low

CVE-2025-46804

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

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.

Affected products

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

screen

Default version status: unaffected

  • 5.0 to ≤ 5.0.0affected
  • ? to ≤ 4.9.1affected

References