Vulnerability · Published May 7, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-26168
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect permission assignment in VPN Client from IXON. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Linux and macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation to root because there is code execution from a configuration file that can be controlled by a low-privileged user. There is a race condition in which a temporary configuration file, in a world-writable directory, can be overwritten.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IXON | VPN Client | 0 – before 1.4.4 |
Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H