CVE-2025-29906 json
Finit bundled getty can bypass /bin/login
published 2025-04-29 18 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-12769
- cvss
- 8.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Finit is a fast init for Linux systems. Versions starting from 3.0-rc1 and prior to version 4.11 bundle an implementation of getty for the `tty` configuration directive that can bypass `/bin/login`, i.e., a user can log in as any user without authentication. This issue has been patched in version 4.11.
Patch / fix
- finit Debian 14, Debian 13 4.11-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-29906
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- troglobit finit
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-29906
- NVD CVE-2025-29906
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