CVE-2025-32801

high
Published — · Modified —
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk
8.0

Description

Kea configuration and API directives can be used to load a malicious hook library. Many common configurations run Kea as root, leave the API entry points unsecured by default, and/or place the control sockets in insecure paths. This issue affects Kea versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.1, 2.6.0 through 2.6.2, and 2.7.0 through 2.7.8.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32801.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32801

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archaffected
debian debianbookwormaffected
debian debianforkyfixed2.6.3-1
debian debiansidfixed2.6.3-1
debian debiantrixiefixed2.6.3-1
suse slesaffected

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.