{"id":63995,"date":"2025-08-12T05:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T05:54:09","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T05:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:20:44","slug":"cve-2025-24006-local-privilege-escalation-through-insecure-ssh-permissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24006-local-privilege-escalation-through-insecure-ssh-permissions\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-24006: Local Privilege Escalation Through Insecure SSH Permissions<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified an alarming vulnerability, CVE-2025-24006, posing a substantial risk to digital security. This flaw allows a low privileged local attacker to elevate their privileges to root via insecure SSH permissions on affected devices. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33075-a-critical-windows-installer-vulnerability-that-leads-to-privilege-elevation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72429\">vulnerability is particularly alarming as it can potentially lead<\/a> to system compromise or data leakage, severely impacting businesses, organizations, and individuals who may be using the affected products. For organizations with high-security needs, such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58280-object-heap-address-exposure-vulnerability-in-ark-ets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87318\">vulnerability may pose dire consequences if not addressed<\/a> promptly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-24006<br \/>\nSeverity: High, CVSS Score: 7.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50160-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-posing-system-compromise-risk\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78609\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1092822523\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>[Product 1] | [All versions up to 1.1.1]<br \/>\n[Product 2] | [All versions prior to 2.2.2]<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by leveraging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44643-insecure-configuration-in-draytek-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73869\">insecure permissions on the SSH configuration<\/a> of affected devices. A low privileged user, having local access to the system, can exploit these permissions to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6754-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-seo-metrics-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72710\">escalate their privileges<\/a> to the level of a root user. This high level of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46093-critical-vulnerability-in-liquidfiles-allowing-root-access-via-ftp-site-chmod\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74516\">access allows<\/a> the attacker to potentially compromise the system or leak sensitive data. The exploit essentially bypasses the typical security restrictions, capitalizing on the flawed SSH permissions to gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53499-critical-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72853\">unauthorized access<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-920511075\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>This conceptual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47168-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-microsoft-office-word-allowing-unauthorized-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73169\">code example demonstrates how the vulnerability<\/a> might be exploited. The code simulates a shell command that a local user might use to exploit insecure SSH permissions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6187-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-bsecure-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72967\">escalate their privileges<\/a> to root.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">ssh -t target_user@localhost &#039;echo &quot;malicious_command&quot; | sudo -S bash&#039;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, `target_user` represents a low privileged user on the system, `localhost` demonstrates that the attack is performed locally, `malicious_command` stands for an arbitrary command that the attacker wants to execute as root, and `sudo -S bash` is the command that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6190-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-realty-portal-agent-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72981\">escalates the user&#8217;s privileges<\/a> to root.<br \/>\nThis is a simplified representation to illustrate the exploit. Actual attack vectors may vary in complexity and sophistication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is available. If the patch is not yet available, or if your system cannot be updated immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) may serve as a temporary mitigation. These tools can help detect and block malicious activities, providing an additional layer of security.<br \/>\nIn the long term, it is crucial to regularly update and patch your systems, and to follow best practices for SSH configuration and permission settings. This includes using strong unique passwords, disabling root login, and limiting the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2297-user-profile-manipulation-leading-to-unauthorized-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90665\">users with sudo privileges<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified an alarming vulnerability, CVE-2025-24006, posing a substantial risk to digital security. This flaw allows a low privileged local attacker to elevate their privileges to root via insecure SSH permissions on affected devices. This vulnerability is particularly alarming as it can potentially lead to system [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[76],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-63995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-privilege-escalation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63995"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83609,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63995\/revisions\/83609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63995"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=63995"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=63995"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=63995"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=63995"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=63995"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=63995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}