Information Exposure Affecting screen package, versions <5.0.1-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE324-SCREEN-17298219
  • published11 Jun 2026
  • disclosed26 May 2025

Introduced: 26 May 2025

CVE-2025-46804  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-203  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.24 screen to version 5.0.1-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream screen package and not the screen package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.24 relevant fixed versions and status.

A minor information leak when running Screen with setuid-root privileges allows unprivileged users to deduce information about a path that would otherwise not be available.

Affected are older Screen versions, as well as version 5.0.0.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1