CVE-2025-53391

CRITICAL

Debian zuluPolkit/CMakeLists.txt - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Issue Tracking

https://bugs.debian.org/1108288

Issue Tracking

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

Various Sources

https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/z/zulucrypt/zulucrypt_6.2.0-1.dsc

Various Sources

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/zulucrypt/-/blob/9d661c9f384c4d889d3387944e14ac70cfb9684b/debian/patches/fix_zulupolkit_policy.patch

Scores

CVSS v3 9.3

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 25.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-863

Status published

Products (1)

Debian/zulucrypt zulucrypt_5.5.0-1 - zulucrypt_6.2.0-1

Published Jun 28, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026