Vulnerability · Published May 28, 2025 · Assigned by isc

CVE-2025-32803Insecure file permissions can result in confidential information leakage

Medium 4.0

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect default permissions in Kea from ISC. 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 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In some cases, Kea log files or lease files may be world-readable. This issue affects Kea versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.1, 2.6.0 through 2.6.2, and 2.7.0 through 2.7.8.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:10kea-doc2.6.3-1.el10_0ALSA-2025:9178
Alpine:v3.22kea2.6.3-r0ALPINE-CVE-2025-32803
Alpine:v3.23kea2.6.3-r0ALPINE-CVE-2025-32803
Alpine:v3.24kea2.6.3-r0ALPINE-CVE-2025-32803
Debian:12isc-keano fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-32803
Debian:13isc-kea2.6.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32803
Debian:14isc-kea2.6.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32803
Rocky Linux:10kea0:2.6.3-1.el10_0RLSA-2025:9178
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSisc-keano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-32803
Ubuntu:25.10isc-kea2.6.3-1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-32803

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
ISC Kea 2.4.0 – through 2.4.12.6.0 – through 2.6.22.7.0 – through 2.7.8

Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References