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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-68920

high Nessus Plugin ID 279925

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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.

 - C-Kermit (aka ckermit) through 10.0 Beta.12 (aka 416-beta12) before 244644d allows a remote Kermit system to overwrite files on the local system, or retrieve arbitrary files from the local system.
 (CVE-2025-68920)

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

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-68920

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68920

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 279925

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_68920.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/25/2025

Updated: 12/29/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-68920

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.9

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ckermit, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ckermit

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: 12/24/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-68920