CVE-2025-62876
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Publication date: 2025-11-12

Last updated on: 2025-11-17

Assigner: SUSE

Description
A Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in lightdm-kde-greeter allows escalation from the service user to root.This issue affects lightdm-kde-greeter. before 6.0.4.
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Published
2025-11-12
Last Modified
2025-11-17
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2026-06-16
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2025-11-13
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2025-62876
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lightdm-kde-greeter lightdm-kde-greeter *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-250 The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Execution with Unnecessary Privileges issue in lightdm-kde-greeter before version 6.0.4. It allows a user with the service user privileges to escalate their privileges to root, meaning they can gain full administrative control over the system.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can impact you by allowing an attacker or unauthorized user to gain root access from a lower privileged service user account. This can lead to full control over the affected system, potentially allowing them to modify system files, install malicious software, or disrupt system operations.

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