Vulnerability · Published Oct 2, 2025 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2025-53881SUSE-specific logrotate configuration allows escalation from mail user/group to root
Medium 6.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Tumbleweed from openSUSE. 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 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in logrotate config in the exim package allowed privilege escalation from mail user/group to root.This issue affects Tumbleweed: from ? before 4.98.2-lp156.248.1.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| openSUSE | Tumbleweed | ? – before 4.98.2-lp156.248.1 |
Weakness: CWE-61 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N