CVE-2025-46802
screen: For a short time they PTY is set to mode 666, allowing any user on the system to connect to the screen session.
CVE-2025-46802 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by screen 4.9.0-1ubuntu0.1, released May 7, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0024
14th percentile
For a short time they PTY is set to mode 666, allowing any user on the system to connect to the screen session.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| screen · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 4.9.1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46802 | May 26, 2025 |
| screen · Debian 14 | 4.9.1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46802 | May 26, 2025 |
| screen · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 4.9.0-1ubuntu0.1 | screen 4.9.0-1ubuntu0.1 | May 7, 2025 |
| screen · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 4.9.1-1ubuntu1 | screen 4.9.1-1ubuntu1 | May 7, 2025 |
| screen · amzn 2023 | 4.8.0-5.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2025-1006 | Jun 4, 2025 |
| screen · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02016-1 | Jun 19, 2025 |
| screen · sles 15.6 | 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02016-1 | Jun 19, 2025 |
| screen · sles 15.7 | 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02016-1 | Jun 19, 2025 |
| screen-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 4.8.0-5.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2025-1006 | Jun 4, 2025 |
| screen-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 4.8.0-5.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2025-1006 | Jun 4, 2025 |
Patch Radar data is free to use with attribution. Terms and how to credit it.
Product names, logos and trademarks shown on Patch Radar belong to their respective owners. They are used only to identify the software each security fix applies to and to help readers find their platform. Their use does not imply any affiliation with, or endorsement by, those owners, and Patchblox is not affiliated with any of them.