CVE-2025-61667

Local privilege escalation via writable Python cache

Published Nov 12, 2025 · Updated Nov 12, 2025

Local privilege escalation in Datadog Agent 7.65.0 through 7.70.2 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. The Linux installer leaves opt/datadog-agent/python-scripts/pycache insufficiently restricted, allowing low-privileged users to replace cached Python code that the Agent executes during a later install or upgrade. Exploitation requires a valid low-privilege host account and a subsequent Agent install or upgrade; container, Kubernetes, Windows, and other Agent variants are unaffected.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Datadog Agent 7.65.0 through 7.70.2 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. The Linux installer leaves opt/datadog-agent/python-scripts/pycache insufficiently restricted, allowing low-privileged users to replace cached Python code that the Agent executes during a later install or upgrade. Exploitation requires a valid low-privilege host account and a subsequent Agent install or upgrade; container, Kubernetes, Windows, and other Agent variants are unaffected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-61667
Published
Nov 12, 2025
Updated
Nov 12, 2025
Vendor
Datadog
Product
Datadog Agent
Classifications
CWE-276, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 7.65.0 , < 7.71.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Datadog · Datadog Agentversion=>= 7.65.0 , < 7.71.0

Published CVSS scores

7.0GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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