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CVE-2025-0374

Unprivileged access to system files

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 30, 2025 at 04:49 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

When etcupdate encounters conflicts while merging files, it saves a version containing conflict markers in /var/db/etcupdate/conflicts. This version does not preserve the mode of the input file, and is world-readable. This applies to files that would normally have restricted visibility, such as /etc/master.passwd. An unprivileged local user may be able to read encrypted root and user passwords from the temporary master.passwd file created in /var/db/etcupdate/conflicts. This is possible only when conflicts within the password file arise during an update, and the unprotected file is deleted when conflicts are resolved.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

FreeBSD· Freebsd
60%
13.4-RELEASE ≤ v < p314.1-RELEASE ≤ v < p714.2-RELEASE ≤ v < p113.4-RELEASE14.1-RELEASE14.2-RELEASE
Affected range stops below p1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below p3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below p7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-25:03.etcupdate.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250207-0007/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-732

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