Disclosed
CVE-2025-5689
A flaw was found in the temporary user record that authd uses in the pre-auth NSS. As a result, a user login for the first time will be considered to be part of the root group in the context of that SSH session.
Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low Priority0.02%
The Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) uses machine learning to estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
0% (Theoretical)100% (Certainty)
7-Day Exploitation Trend
Vulnerability Timeline
2 eventsJun 16, 2025
Vulnerability Disclosed
Published to component-level vulnerability database.
Aug 26, 2025
Last Updated
Record updated with new analysis or tags.
Threat Actor Attribution
PREMIUM INTELAssociated Groups:Lazarus Group, APT28
Ransomware Campaigns:LockBit 3.0, BlackCat
IoCs (Indicators):14 IPs, 3 Hashes
Remediation & Mitigation
SOLUTIONOfficial patches and mitigation steps are available for this vulnerability.
# Update Command
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name
Affected Products
1 Total
canonical/authdAll Versions
Am I Vulnerable?
Check your domain or package.json for CVE-2025-5689 exposure.
Vulnerability Details
CVSS Base Score
8.5/ 10
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Published Date
Jun 16, 2025
Last Modified
Aug 26, 2025
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