Incorrect Authorization in SimGear
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
An attacker can bypass the sandboxing of Nasal scripts and arbitrarily write to any file path that the user has permission to modify at the operating-system level.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00356 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlightGear | SimGear | up to 2020.3.19 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SimGear VendorFlightGear Affected up to 2020.3.19 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:simgear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2020.3.19 | Vulnerable | FlightGear |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:simgear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2020.3.19 Vulnerable ·FlightGear
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0781
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-555q-7wq3-w6ch
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2025-0781 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-0781 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-555q-7wq3-w6ch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-0781 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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