Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2026 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2025-67859Polkit Authorization Check can be Bypassed in the TLP power daemon
Medium 5.1
In plain English
A medium-severity improper authentication in TLP from https://github.com/linrunner. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A Improper Authentication vulnerability in TLP allows local users to arbitrarily control the power profile in use as well as the daemon’s log settings.This issue affects TLP: from 1.9 before 1.9.1.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | tlp | 1.9.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-67859 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tlp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-67859 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tlp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-67859 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tlp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-67859 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/linrunner | TLP | 1.9 – before 1.9.1 |
Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N