CVE-2025-0781

Incorrect Authorization in SimGear

Description

An attacker can bypass the sandboxing of Nasal scripts and arbitrarily write to any file path that the user has permission to modify at the operating-system level.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Upgrade to FlightGear version 2020.3.20 or 2024.1.1.

Category

8.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: FlightGear SimGear
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/flightgear/simgear/-/commit/5bb023647114267141a7610e8f1ca7d6f4f5a5a8 patch
https://gitlab.com/flightgear/flightgear/-/commit/ad37afce28083fad7f79467b3ffdead753584358 patch
https://gitlab.com/flightgear/flightgear/-/issues/3025 issue tracking broken link permissions required
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00028.html mailing list third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00029.html mailing list third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-0781?
CVE-2025-0781 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-0781?
To fix CVE-2025-0781: Upgrade to FlightGear version 2020.3.20 or 2024.1.1.
Is CVE-2025-0781 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-0781 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-0781?
CVE-2025-0781 affects FlightGear SimGear.
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