Critical severity · published Apr 22, 2025
CVE-2024-58250
The passprompt plugin in pppd in ppp before 2.5.2 mishandles privileges
9.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The passprompt plugin in pppd in ppp before 2.5.2 mishandles privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PP
ppp · Samba
before 2.5.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-58250
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58250
github.com
https://github.com/ppp-project/ppp/commit/0a66ad22e54c72690ec2a29a019767c55c5281fc
github.com
https://github.com/ppp-project/ppp/compare/v2.5.1...v2.5.2
ppp.samba.org
https://ppp.samba.org
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