High severity · published Jan 15, 2025
CVE-2025-23013
In Yubico pam-u2f before 1.3.1, local privilege escalation can sometimes occur
7.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Yubico pam-u2f before 1.3.1, local privilege escalation can sometimes occur. This product implements a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) that can be deployed to support authentication using a YubiKey or other FIDO compliant authenticators on macOS or Linux. This software package has an issue that allows for an authentication bypass in some configurations. An attacker would require the ability to access the system as an unprivileged user. Depending on the configuration, the attacker may also need to know the user's password.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
pam-u2f · Yubico
before 1.3.1 · source: vendor
Affected product
PA
pam-u2f
Yubico
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