CVE-2025-6018
Pam-config: lpe from unprivileged to allow_active in pam
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.1%
A Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability has been discovered in pam-config within Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM). This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker (for example, a user logged in via SSH) to obtain the elevated privileges normally reserved for a physically present, "allow_active" user. The highest risk is that the attacker can then perform all allow_active yes Polkit actions, which are typically restricted to console users, potentially gaining unauthorized control over system configurations, services, or other sensitive operations.
- Affected
- pam
- CVSS v3.1 REDHAT
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 65th percentile
- Published
- 2025-07-23
- Updated
- 2026-06-30
Proof-of-concept exploits (19)
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243226
- https://cdn2.qualys.com/2025/06/17/suse15-pam-udisks-lpe.txt
- dreysanox/CVE-2025-6018_Poc6★ · 2025-07-21
- iamgithubber/CVE-2025-6018-19-exploit1★ · 2025-07-03
- mistrust999/PAM-UDisks-PrivEsc-Metasploit3★ · 2025-06-27
- mistrustt/PAM-UDisks-PrivEsc-Metasploit3★ · 2025-06-27
- 0rionCollector/Exploit-Chain-CVE-2025-6018-60194★ · 2026-02-11
- DesertDemons/CVE-2025-6018-60195★ · 2026-03-24
- Goultarde/CVE-2025-6018_CVE-2025-6019_autopwn4★ · 2026-02-10
- MaxKappa/opensuse-leap-privesc-exploit0★ · 2026-02-14
- MichaelVenturella/CVE-2025-6018-6019-PoC16★ · 2026-02-09
- e1arth/CVE-2025-60180★ · 2026-03-02
- euxem/Analyse-faille-de-s-curit-CVE-2025-6018-CVE-2025-60190★ · 2025-11-30
- iOxsec/CVE-2025-6018-CVE-2025-6019-Privilege-Escalation-Exploit0★ · 2026-02-22
- localh0ste/CVE-2025-6018-and-CVE-2025-60191★ · 2026-02-13
- matesz44/CVE-2025-6018-190★ · 2026-02-11
- muyuanlove/CVE-2025-6018-CVE-2025-6019-Privilege-Escalation-Exploit12★ · 2026-02-09
- m0r4a/CVE-2026-6018-9-Local-Privilege-Escalation-Chain1★ · 2026-04-24
- symphony2colour/CVE-2025-6019-udisks-lpe-no-image1★ · 2026-02-21
ExploitDB entries (1)
Security advisories
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372693