{
    "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
    "dataVersion": "5.2",
    "cveMetadata": {
        "cveId": "CVE-2025-14282",
        "assignerOrgId": "92fb86c3-55a5-4fb5-9c3f-4757b9e96dc5",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "fedora",
        "dateReserved": "2025-12-08T17:48:22.565Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-02-12T21:37:57.157Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-02-18T20:45:49.221Z"
    },
    "containers": {
        "cna": {
            "title": "Dropbear: privilege escalation via unix domain socket forwardings",
            "metrics": [
                {
                    "other": {
                        "content": {
                            "value": "Moderate",
                            "namespace": "https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/"
                        },
                        "type": "Red Hat severity rating"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "cvssV3_1": {
                        "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                        "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                        "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
                        "baseScore": 5.4,
                        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                        "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
                        "integrityImpact": "LOW",
                        "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                        "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                        "userInteraction": "NONE",
                        "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                        "version": "3.1"
                    },
                    "format": "CVSS"
                }
            ],
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "A flaw was found in Dropbear. When running in multi-user mode and authenticating users, the dropbear ssh server does the socket forwardings requested by the remote client as root,\nonly switching to the logged-in user upon spawning a shell or performing\nsome operations like reading the user's files.\nWith the recent ability of also using unix domain sockets as the forwarding destination any user able to log in via ssh can connect to any unix socket with the root's credentials, bypassing both file system restrictions and any SO_PEERCRED / SO_PASSCRED checks performed by the peer."
                }
            ],
            "affected": [
                {
                    "vendor": "https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/",
                    "product": "dropbear",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "status": "affected",
                            "version": "2024.84",
                            "lessThan": "2025.88",
                            "versionType": "custom"
                        }
                    ],
                    "packageName": "dropbear",
                    "collectionURL": "https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
                }
            ],
            "references": [
                {
                    "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14282",
                    "tags": [
                        "vdb-entry",
                        "x_refsource_REDHAT"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2420052",
                    "name": "RHBZ#2420052",
                    "tags": [
                        "issue-tracking",
                        "x_refsource_REDHAT"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/pull/391"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/pull/394"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2025q4/002390.html"
                }
            ],
            "datePublic": "2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z",
            "problemTypes": [
                {
                    "descriptions": [
                        {
                            "cweId": "CWE-266",
                            "description": "Incorrect Privilege Assignment",
                            "lang": "en",
                            "type": "CWE"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "x_redhatCweChain": "CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment",
            "workarounds": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability."
                }
            ],
            "timeline": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "time": "2025-12-08T16:46:48.481Z",
                    "value": "Reported to Red Hat."
                },
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "time": "2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z",
                    "value": "Made public."
                }
            ],
            "providerMetadata": {
                "orgId": "92fb86c3-55a5-4fb5-9c3f-4757b9e96dc5",
                "shortName": "fedora",
                "dateUpdated": "2026-02-18T20:45:49.221Z"
            },
            "x_generator": {
                "engine": "cvelib 1.8.0"
            }
        },
        "adp": [
            {
                "title": "CVE Program Container",
                "references": [
                    {
                        "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/16/4"
                    },
                    {
                        "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/17/1"
                    }
                ],
                "providerMetadata": {
                    "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
                    "shortName": "CVE",
                    "dateUpdated": "2026-02-12T22:10:33.107Z"
                }
            },
            {
                "metrics": [
                    {
                        "other": {
                            "type": "ssvc",
                            "content": {
                                "timestamp": "2026-02-13T16:20:24.349443Z",
                                "id": "CVE-2025-14282",
                                "options": [
                                    {
                                        "Exploitation": "none"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "Automatable": "no"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "Technical Impact": "partial"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                                "version": "2.0.3"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                ],
                "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment",
                "providerMetadata": {
                    "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
                    "shortName": "CISA-ADP",
                    "dateUpdated": "2026-02-13T16:20:35.533Z"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}