CVE-2025-23394— daily-backup.sh script in cyrus-imapd allows escalation from cyrus to root
Quick assessment
Affected
SUSE openSUSE Tumbleweed
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd是德国openSUSE开源的一个高度可扩展的企业邮件系统，采用基于标准的技术，专为各种规模的企业环境而设计。 openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd 3.8.4-2.1之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于符号链接跟随问题，可能导致权限提升。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1548 · Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Get alerts for future matching vulnerabilities
Log in to subscribe
I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-23394
Vulnerability Information
Have questions about the vulnerability? See if Shenlong's analysis helps!
View Shenlong Deep Dive ↗
Although we use advanced large model technology, its output may still contain inaccurate or outdated information.Shenlong tries to ensure data accuracy, but please verify and judge based on the actual situation.
Vulnerability Title
daily-backup.sh script in cyrus-imapd allows escalation from cyrus to root
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd allows escalation from cyrus to root.This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd before 3.8.4-2.1.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
CWE-61
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd是德国openSUSE开源的一个高度可扩展的企业邮件系统，采用基于标准的技术，专为各种规模的企业环境而设计。 openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd 3.8.4-2.1之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于符号链接跟随问题，可能导致权限提升。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | openSUSE Tumbleweed | ? ~ 3.8.4-2.1 | - |
|
II. Public POCs for CVE-2025-23394
| # | POC Description | Source Link | Shenlong Link |
|---|
AI-Generated POC
Premium
No public POC found.
Login to generate AI POCIII. Intelligence Information for CVE-2025-23394
请登录查看更多情报信息。
Same Patch Batch · SUSE · 2025-05-26 · 3 CVEs total
| CVE-2025-46802 | 6.0 MEDIUM | Temporary chown() of users' TTY to mode 0666 allows PTY hijacking in screen |
| CVE-2025-23392 | 5.2 MEDIUM | Reflected XSS in SystemsController.java in spacewalk-java |
IV. Related Vulnerabilities
Same product: openSUSE Tumbleweed
-
CVE-2026-59674
LPE from suricata user to root due to chown in %post in suri -
CVE-2026-41051
csync2 uses insecure temporary directories when compiled wit -
CVE-2025-62875
Local DoS in OpenSMTPD via UNIX domain socket smtpd.sock -
CVE-2025-53882
The logrotate configuration in the python-mailman of openSUS -
CVE-2025-23386
gerbera: Privilege escalation from user gerbera to root beca
Same vendor: SUSE
-
CVE-2026-44945
Cross-Cluster Impersonation Confused-Deputy Privilege Escala -
CVE-2026-25703
Potential information leakage from manager /network/graph AP -
CVE-2026-55998
Cluster Existence Oracle via Unauthenticated Import Endpoint -
CVE-2026-59675
Rancher Audit-Log Middleware Unauthenticated Memory Exhausti -
CVE-2026-55996
Unauthenticated Denial-of-Service via TLS SAN Stuffing in Ra
Same weakness: CWE-61
-
CVE-2026-75038
Predictable temporary file in /tmp allows symlink attack in -
CVE-2026-64846
Nix: Arbitrary file truncation outside the sandbox with recu -
CVE-2026-32657
Dell AppSync 后置链接漏洞 -
CVE-2026-47766
crun follows rootfs /dev symlink while creating default devi -
CVE-2026-53802
rsync < 3.5.0 Arbitrary File Read via Symlink Following
V. Comments for CVE-2025-23394
No comments yet