Execution with unnecessary privileges in Icinga - CVE-2025-61909

 

Execution with unnecessary privileges in Icinga - CVE-2025-61909

Published: October 27, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU117673
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-61909
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to execution with unnecessary privileges. A local administrator can send signals to processes it would otherwise not permitted to.


Affected software

Icinga

How to mitigate CVE-2025-61909

Install updates from vendor's website.

Icinga - addressed in versions 2.13.13, 2.14.7, 2.15.1

External References

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