CVE-2025-49809 HIGH

CVE-2025-49809

Vendor Mtr
Product mtr
Weakness CWE-829 · Inclusion from untrusted sphere
Published July 4, 2025
Last update July 8, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

mtr through 0.95, in certain privileged contexts, mishandles execution of a program specified by the MTR_PACKET environment variable. NOTE: mtr on macOS may often have Sudo rules, as an indirect consequence of Homebrew not installing setuid binaries.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 4, 2025 CVE published
July 8, 2025 Record updated