CVE-2025-67859 Polkit Authorization Check can be Bypassed in the TLP power daemon
Local attackers can bypass authentication to arbitrarily control power profiles and daemon logs in TLP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-67859?
CVE-2025-67859 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in https://github.com/linrunner TLP, published on 14 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Improper Authentication vulnerability in TLP allows local users to arbitrarily control the power profile in use as well as the daemon’s log settings.This issue affects TLP: from 1.9 before 1.9.1.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-67859?
Linux distribution packages (1)
tlp openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.8.0-1.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-67859?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-67859 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-67859 exists.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-67859, GHSA-7p5m-65pg-9vg4, openSUSE-RU-2026:20767-1, openSUSE-SU-2026:10098-1.