Path traversal in Kea - CVE-2025-32802
Published: July 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112082
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32802
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ISC
Affected software:
Kea
Kea
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing file paths. A local user can overwrite arbitrary files on the system and escalate privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-32802
Install updates from vendor's website.