Published Jun 17, 2025Sources checked Nov 12, 2026
7.8HIGHCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2025-6020 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.8. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
What to do next
Remediation and response
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Vendor revision: Aug 13, 2026
CBL-Mariner Releases
Vendor-listed releases
1.5.1-8
1.5.3-5
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.5%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2025-6020?
A flaw was found in linux-pam. The module pam_namespace may use access user-controlled paths without proper protection, allowing local users to elevate their privileges to root via multiple symlink attacks and race conditions.