CVE-2025-27591

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A privilege escalation vulnerability existed in the Below service prior to v0.9.0 due to the creation of a world-writable directory at /var/log/below. This could have allowed local unprivileged users to escalate to root privileges through symlink attacks that manipulate files such as /etc/shadow.
CVSS

No CVSS.

References
Link Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/12/1 Exploit Mailing List
https://github.com/facebookincubator/below/commit/da9382e6e3e332fd2c3195e22f34977f83f0f1f3 Patch
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-27591 Patch Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:facebook:below:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
History

03 Jul 2025, 14:40

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References () https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-27591 - () https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-27591 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/12/1 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/12/1 - Exploit, Mailing List
References () https://github.com/facebookincubator/below/commit/da9382e6e3e332fd2c3195e22f34977f83f0f1f3 - () https://github.com/facebookincubator/below/commit/da9382e6e3e332fd2c3195e22f34977f83f0f1f3 - Patch
CWE CWE-732
CPE cpe:2.3:a:facebook:below:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
First Time Facebook
Facebook below

12 Mar 2025, 14:15

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References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/12/1 -

11 Mar 2025, 19:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-03-11 19:15

Updated : 2025-07-03 14:40

NVD link : CVE-2025-27591

Mitre link : CVE-2025-27591

JSON object : View

Products Affected

facebook

  • below
CWE
CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource