CVE-2025-53391 | BDVDB-2026-284232 Detail

Debianzulucrypt

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References#

Exploit#

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1108288

History#

Version 12025-06-28Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-06-30Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-06-28
Last modified: 2025-06-30

Vendor information

Vendor: Debian
Product: zulucrypt

All Debian vulnerabilities

Score

9.3 Critical

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 6.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Incorrect Authorization

Action

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

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= zulucrypt_5.5.0-1 and <= zulucrypt_6.2.0-1
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

9.3 Critical

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

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

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

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