Insecure Inherited Permissions in Simics Package Manager - CVE-2025-20008

 

Insecure Inherited Permissions in Simics Package Manager - CVE-2025-20008

Published: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109174
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20008
CWE-ID: CWE-277
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure inherited permissions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Affected software

Simics Package Manager

How to mitigate CVE-2025-20008

Install updates from vendor's website.

Simics Package Manager - update to 1.12.0

External References

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