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