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TI-2025-17162 Aliases CVE-2025-23394GHSA-q5xr-h2vq-97x6

daily-backup.sh script in cyrus-imapd allows escalation from cyrus to root

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-61Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd allows escalation from cyrus to root.This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd before 3.8.4-2.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00599 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed openSUSE Tumbleweed (SUSE): 3.8.4-2.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SUSEopenSUSE Tumbleweed? to before 3.8.4-2.13.8.4-2.1Patch availableCNA
  • openSUSE Tumbleweed VendorSUSE Affected ? to before 3.8.4-2.1 Fixed in 3.8.4-2.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA openSUSE Tumbleweed (SUSE) Fixed in 3.8.4-2.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23394
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5xr-h2vq-97x6

References

Other 1

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  • TI-2016-03506 Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-02888 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04302 Use-after-free vulnerability in the BitmapData class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04301 Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04298 Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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