Description

The Debian zuluPolkit/CMakeLists.txt file for zuluCrypt through the zulucrypt_6.2.0-1 package has insecure PolicyKit allow_any/allow_inactive/allow_active settings that allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-53391

CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score: 9.3

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor: Debian

Product: zulucrypt

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.01% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 1.09% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-30 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53391
https://bugs.debian.org/1108288
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/zulucrypt/-/blob/9d661c9f384c4d889d3387944e14ac70cfb9684b/debian/patches/fix_zulupolkit_policy.patch
https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/z/zulucrypt/zulucrypt_6.2.0-1.dsc

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