Privilege escalation in Https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/ Dropbear
CVE-2025-14282
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, only switching to the logged-in user upon spawning a shell…
EPSS: 0.004 (28.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/ Dropbear — versions 2024.84
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
- patrick@puiterwijk.org
- patrick@puiterwijk.org
- patrick@puiterwijk.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-14282?
- CVE-2025-14282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/ Dropbear, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-02-12.
- How severe is CVE-2025-14282?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.