CVE-2025-0781

Incorrect Authorization in SimGear

Published Jan 28, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to FlightGear version 2020.3.20 or 2024.1.1.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4034-1 simgear security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4035-1 flightgear security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-1857 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7965-1 SimGear vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Debian
Debian debian Linux
Flightgear
Flightgear simgear
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:simgear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Debian
Debian debian Linux
Flightgear
Flightgear simgear
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00039}

epss

{'score': 0.0004}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Incorrect Authorization in SimGear
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Feb 12, 2025, 8:01 PM
Reserved
Jan 28, 2025, 1:04 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 28, 2025, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:27 AM