Privilege Escalation via Misconfigured Sudoers Entry for Local Users in AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-12381 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | AlgoSec |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-12-09 16:17:33 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-07 20:10:01 UTC |
| Description | Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer on Linux, 64 bit allows Privilege Escalation, Parameter Injection. A local user with access to the command line may escalate their privileges by abusing the parameters of a command that is approved in the sudoers file. This issue affects Firewall Analyzer: A33.0, A33.10. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:L/U:Amber
EPSS: 0.001600000 probability, percentile 0.045590000 (date 2026-10-07)
Problem Types: CWE-269 | NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-269 CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 6.1 | MEDIUM | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 6.1 | MEDIUM | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/A... |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:L/U:Amber
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Algosec | Firewall Analyzer | a33.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Algosec | Firewall Analyzer | a33.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | - | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | AlgoSec | Firewall Analyzer | affected A33.0 (up to build 320) | Linux, 64 bit |
| CNA | AlgoSec | Firewall Analyzer | affected A33.10 (up to build 220) | Linux, 64 bit |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| techdocs.algosec.com/en/cves/Content/tech-notes/cves/cve-2025-12381.htm | [email protected] | techdocs.algosec.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Charlie Lindholm (en)
Additional Advisory Data
Solutions
CNA: Upgrade ASMS suite to A33.0 (build 330 and above), A33.10 (build 230 and above). https://portal.algosec.com/en/downloads/hotfix_releases