Path traversal in usbmuxd - CVE-2025-66004

Vulnerability identifier: #VU119989

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-66004

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A local user can delete and create files named "*.plist" as the "usbmux" user by sending a crafted "SavePairRecord" message to the daemon's world-writable UNIX socket..

usbmuxd
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Package Hub 15
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Ubuntu
Anolis OS
usbmuxd-debugsource
usbmuxd-debuginfo
usbmuxd
usbmuxd-help
usbmuxd-doc
usbmuxd (Ubuntu package)
usbmuxd (Debian package)
usbmuxd-64bit-debuginfo
usbmuxd-32bit-debuginfo

Install updates from vendor's website.

usbmuxd-debugsource - addressed in versions 1.1.0-14.3.1, 1.1.1-150400.3.3.1
usbmuxd-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.1.0-14.3.1, 1.1.1-150400.3.3.1
usbmuxd - addressed in versions 1.1.0-14.3.1, 1.1.1-150400.3.3.1
usbmuxd-help - addressed in versions 1.1.0-17, 1.1.1-5
usbmuxd - addressed in versions 1.1.0-17, 1.1.1-5
usbmuxd-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.1.0-17, 1.1.1-5
usbmuxd-debugsource - addressed in versions 1.1.0-17, 1.1.1-5
usbmuxd - update to 1.1.1-2
usbmuxd-doc - update to 1.1.1-2
usbmuxd (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.1.1-2ubuntu0.1, 1.1.1-5~exp3ubuntu2.1, 1.1.1-6ubuntu0.25.04.1, 1.1.1-6ubuntu0.25.10.1
usbmuxd (Debian package) - addressed in versions 1.1.1-2+deb12u1, 1.1.1-6+deb13u1
usbmuxd-64bit-debuginfo - update to 1.1.1-150400.3.3.1
usbmuxd-32bit-debuginfo - update to 1.1.1-150400.3.3.1

• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-66004
• https://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd/commit/3ded00c9985a5108cfc7591a309f9a23d57a8cba
• https://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd/issues/272

• Privilege escalation in usbmuxd
• Ubuntu update for usbmuxd
• SUSE update for usbmuxd
• Anolis OS update for usbmuxd
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for usbmuxd
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for usbmuxd
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP3 update for usbmuxd
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP2 update for usbmuxd
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for usbmuxd
• SUSE update for usbmuxd
• Debian update for usbmuxd
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for usbmuxd