Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting isc-projects/kea package, versions [2.4.0, 2.4.2)[2.6.0, 2.6.3)[2.7.0,2.7.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-ISCPROJECTSKEA-10734098
  • published13 Jul 2025
  • disclosed28 May 2025
  • creditMatthias Gerstner

Introduced: 28 May 2025

CVE-2025-32803  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-276  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade isc-projects/kea to version 2.4.2, 2.6.3, 2.7.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Default Permissions due to the insecure configuration of file permissions. An attacker can access sensitive data by exploiting the overly permissive settings on log or lease files.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by ensuring that the directories that contain the logs and lease files are only accessible to trusted users.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1