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Vulnerability · Published May 28, 2025 · Assigned by isc

CVE-2025-32801Loading a malicious hook library can lead to local privilege escalation

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity code injection 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 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Kea configuration and API directives can be used to load a malicious hook library. Many common configurations run Kea as root, leave the API entry points unsecured by default, and/or place the control sockets in insecure paths. 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-2025-32801
Alpine:v3.23kea2.6.3-r0ALPINE-CVE-2025-32801
Alpine:v3.24kea2.6.3-r0ALPINE-CVE-2025-32801
Debian:12isc-keano fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-32801
Debian:13isc-kea2.6.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32801
Debian:14isc-kea2.6.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32801
Rocky Linux:10kea0:2.6.3-1.el10_0RLSA-2025:9178
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSisc-keano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-32801

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-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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