CVE-2025-5689
New authd users logging in via SSH are members of the root group in github.com/ubuntu/authd
6.4
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
New authd users logging in via SSH are members of the root group in github.com/ubuntu/authd
How to fix CVE-2025-5689
To remediate CVE-2025-5689, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Go/github.com/ubuntu/authd—upgrade to 0.5.4 or later
- Go/github.com/ubuntu/authd—upgrade to 0.5.4 or later
Is CVE-2025-5689 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.5.4
- from 0, < 0.5.4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |