Local privilege escalation via hookable geteuid check
Published Sep 19, 2025 · Updated Sep 19, 2025
Authentication bypass in Vasion Print client deployments allows local users to execute administrative commands without authorization. The command dispatcher trusts geteuid() to authorize privileged operations, so a preloaded shared object that returns zero defeats the check. A low-privilege local account and control of the process environment are required; successful commands can alter client settings or invoke privileged features, although protected-file writes can still fail.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Vasion Print client deployments allows local users to execute administrative commands without authorization. The command dispatcher trusts geteuid() to authorize privileged operations, so a preloaded shared object that returns zero defeats the check. A low-privilege local account and control of the process environment are required; successful commands can alter client settings or invoke privileged features, although protected-file writes can still fail.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-34190
- Published
- Sep 19, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 19, 2025
- Vendor
- Vasion
- Product
- Vasion Print Application
- Classifications
- CWE-306, T1574.006
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 19, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- PrinterInstallerClientService geteuid preload proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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