Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-66004

medium Nessus Plugin ID 278164

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

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.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 278164

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_66004.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/10/2025

Updated: 12/21/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-66004

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Threat Score: 1.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:usbmuxd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:usbmuxd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:usbmuxd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:usbmuxd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-66004

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