Privilege escalation in Litmuschaos Litmus

CVE-2025-8797

A vulnerability was found in LitmusChaos Litmus up to 3.19.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component LocalStorage Handler. The manipulation leads to permission issues. The attack may be initi…

EPSS: 0.005 (36.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cna@vuldb.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
  • cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
  • cna@vuldb.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8797?
CVE-2025-8797 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Litmuschaos Litmus, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-8797?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-8797 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.