CVE-2025-46804 | BDVDB-2026-280298 Detail

Description#

A minor information leak when running Screen with setuid-root privileges allows unprivileged users to deduce information about a path that would otherwise not be available. Affected are older Screen versions, as well as version 5.0.0.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-203 Observable Discrepancy

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-05-26Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-05-28Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-05-26
Last modified: 2025-05-28

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Not stated

Score

3.3 Low

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 13.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 5.0 and <= 5.0.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= ? and <= 4.9.1
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

2.0 Low

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	Present
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	Low
Vulnerable System Integrity	None
Vulnerable System Availability	None
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

3.3 Low

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).