CVE-2025-27591 (GCVE-0-2025-27591)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-11 18:29 – Updated: 2025-03-21 20:38
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability existed in the Below service prior to v0.9.0 due to the creation of a world-writable directory at /var/log/below. This could have allowed local unprivileged users to escalate to root privileges through symlink attacks that manipulate files such as /etc/shadow.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-21 20:37 UTC
CWE
- Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732)
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/facebookincubator/below/commit… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/12/1 |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | below |
Affected:
0.0.0 , < 0.9.0
(semver)
|
guessed |
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