Vulnerability · Published Dec 24, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-68920
High 8.9
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization in C-Kermit from kermitproject. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.9High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
C-Kermit (aka ckermit) through 10.0 Beta.12 (aka 416-beta12) before 244644d allows a remote Kermit system to overwrite files on the local system, or retrieve arbitrary files from the local system.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ckermit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68920 |
| Debian:13 | ckermit | 416~beta12-1+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68920 |
| Debian:14 | ckermit | 416~beta12-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68920 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ckermit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68920 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ckermit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68920 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ckermit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68920 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ckermit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68920 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ckermit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68920 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kermitproject | C-Kermit | 7 – through 10.0 Beta.12 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L