CVE-2025-46802 Affecting screen package, versions <5.0.1-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE324-SCREEN-17298226
  • published11 Jun 2026
  • disclosed26 May 2025

Introduced: 26 May 2025

CVE-2025-46802  (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.

For a short time they PTY is set to mode 666, allowing any user on the system to connect to the screen session.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1