CVE-2025-52570

Letmein connection limiter allows an arbitrary amount of simultaneous connections

Published Jun 24, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 1.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Letmein is an authenticating port knocker. Prior to version 10.2.1, The connection limiter is implemented incorrectly. It allows an arbitrary amount of simultaneously incoming connections (TCP, UDP and Unix socket) for the services letmeind and letmeinfwd. Therefore, the command line option num-connections is not effective and does not limit the number of simultaneously incoming connections. This issue has been patched in version 10.2.1.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-19032 letmein connection limiter allows an arbitrary amount of simultaneous connections
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jpv7-p47h-f43j letmein connection limiter allows an arbitrary amount of simultaneous connections
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Letmein is an authenticating port knocker. Prior to version 10.2.1, The connection limiter is implemented incorrectly. It allows an arbitrary amount of simultaneously incoming connections (TCP, UDP and Unix socket) for the services letmeind and letmeinfwd. Therefore, the command line option num-connections is not effective and does not limit the number of simultaneously incoming connections. This issue has been patched in version 10.2.1.
Title Letmein connection limiter allows an arbitrary amount of simultaneous connections
Weaknesses CWE-770
CWE-799
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jun 24, 2025, 2:42 PM
Reserved
Jun 18, 2025, 3:55 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 24, 2025, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:36 AM