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CVE-2025-23394: daily-backup.sh script in cyrus-imapd allows escalation from cyrus to root
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-05-26 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-61
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd allows escalation from cyrus to root.This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd before 3.8.4-2.1.
Affected products
- SUSE openSUSE Tumbleweed: from ? before 3.8.4-2.1 — fixed in 3.8.4-2.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: SUSE openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.8.4-2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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