A Path Traversal vulnerability in usbmuxd allows local users to escalate to the service user.This issue affects usbmuxd: before 3ded00c9985a5108cfc7591a309f9a23d57a8cba.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:0042-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-66004: Fixed LPE from nobody to usbmux (bsc#1254302)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of usbmuxd installed on the remote host is prior to 1.1.0-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-3111 advisory.

    A Path Traversal vulnerability in usbmuxd allows local users to escalate to the service user.
    (CVE-2025-66004)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4417 advisory.

    - -----------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4417-1              debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                      Utkarsh Gupta     December 21, 2025                           https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : usbmuxd     Version        : 1.1.1-2+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-66004     Debian Bug     : 1122507

    It was discovered that usbmuxd, USB multiplexor daemon for iPhone and     iPod Touch devices, incorrectly handled certain paths received with     the SavePairRecord command. A local attacker could possibly use this     issue to delete and write files named *.plist in arbitrary locations.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     1.1.1-2+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your usbmuxd packages.

    For the detailed security status of usbmuxd please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/usbmuxd

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2025:4435-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-66004: Fixed LPE from nobody to usbmux (bsc#1254302)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 / 25.10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7929-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that usbmuxd incorrectly handled certain paths received with the SavePairRecord command.
    A local attacker could possibly use this issue to delete and write files named *.plist in arbitrary     locations.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A Path Traversal vulnerability in usbmuxd allows local users to escalate to the service user.This issue     affects usbmuxd: before 3ded00c9985a5108cfc7591a309f9a23d57a8cba. (CVE-2025-66004)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
281908	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : usbmuxd (SUSE-SU-2026:0042-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
281803	Amazon Linux 2 : usbmuxd, --advisory ALAS2-2025-3111 (ALAS-2025-3111)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
279497	Debian dla-4417 : usbmuxd - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
279050	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : usbmuxd (SUSE-SU-2025:4435-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
278752	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 / 25.10 : usbmuxd vulnerability (USN-7929-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
278164	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-66004	Nessus	Misc.	medium

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