CVE-2025-3931: yggdrasil · Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
Affects yggdrasilSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 |
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- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 May 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| yggdrasil | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for Yggdrasil in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided patches as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:7592. Applying the update mitigates the issue by enforcing proper authentication and authorization checks. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official fix.
Description
CVE-2025-3931 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Yggdrasil, a system daemon that routes messages to worker processes via DBus. The flaw arises from missing authentication and authorization checks on a DBus method, allowing any local user to invoke it. One worker process acts as a package manager with the ability to install or remove RPM packages. Exploiting this flaw enables an attacker with local access to install arbitrary packages, potentially modifying sensitive system data and escalating privileges.