CVE-2025-0781 Incorrect Authorization in SimGear
Attackers can bypass Nasal script sandboxing to write arbitrary files, requiring user permissions, affecting FlightGear users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-0781?
CVE-2025-0781 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 28 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An attacker can bypass the sandboxing of Nasal scripts and arbitrarily write to any file path that the user has permission to modify at the operating-system level.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0781?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Flightgear Simgear.
How do I fix CVE-2025-0781?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-0781 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0781 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-0781, DLA-4034-1, DLA-4035-1, GHSA-555q-7wq3-w6ch, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-0781.