CVE-2025-45311

Published Nov 26, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Insecure permissions in fail2ban-client v0.11.2 allows attackers with limited sudo privileges to perform arbitrary operations as root. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple parties because the action for a triggered rule can legitimately be an arbitrary operation as root. Thus, the software is behaving in accordance with its intended privilege model.

Remediation

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-266
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Insecure permissions in fail2ban-client v0.11.2 allows attackers with limited sudo privileges to perform arbitrary operations as root. Insecure permissions in fail2ban-client v0.11.2 allows attackers with limited sudo privileges to perform arbitrary operations as root. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple parties because the action for a triggered rule can legitimately be an arbitrary operation as root. Thus, the software is behaving in accordance with its intended privilege model.
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Fail2ban
Fail2ban fail2ban
Vendors & Products Fail2ban
Fail2ban fail2ban
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Insecure permissions in fail2ban-client v0.11.2 allows attackers with limited sudo privileges to perform arbitrary operations as root.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Dec 3, 2025, 4:05 PM
Reserved
Apr 22, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 26, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Nov 4, 2026, 11:10 PM