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CVE-2025-54389

aide: improper output neutralization enables bypassing

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 14, 2025

Updated · September 6, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in AIDE. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious filename by including terminal escape sequences to hide the addition or removal of the file from the report and tamper with the log output. A local user may exploit this to bypass AIDE's detection of malicious files. Additionally, the output of extended attribute key names and symbolic links targets is also not properly neutralized.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Currently, no mitigation is available for this vulnerability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

CWE-117 · Improper Output Neutralization for Logs