---
title: "CVE-2025-32803: Insecure file permissions can result in confidential information leakage"
slug: "cve-2025-32803"
description: "In some cases, Kea log files or lease files may be world-readable. If an attacker has access to a local unprivileged user account, they would be able to read the logs and/or lease information. This might disclose details about DHCP clients (MAC addresses, hostnames, IP addresses, configuration details, and so on), or about Kea itself."
updated: 2025-05-28T15:44:11Z
published: 2025-05-28T15:44:11Z
---

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# CVE-2025-32803: Insecure file permissions can result in confidential information leakage

**CVE:** [CVE-2025-32803](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-32803)

**Title:** Insecure file permissions can result in confidential information leakage

**Document version:** 2.0

**Posting date:** 28 May 2025

**Program impacted:** [Kea](https://www.isc.org/kea/)

**Versions affected:**

Kea

* 2.4.0 -> 2.4.1
* 2.6.0 -> 2.6.2
* 2.7.0 -> 2.7.8

(Versions prior to 2.4.0 were not assessed.)

End-of-life versions are likely also affected but have not been tested.

**Severity:** Medium

**Exploitable:** Locally

**Description:**

In some cases, Kea log files or lease files may be world-readable.

**Impact:**

If an attacker has access to a local unprivileged user account, they would be able to read the logs and/or lease information.  This might disclose details about DHCP clients (MAC addresses, hostnames, IP addresses, configuration details, and so on), or about Kea itself.

**CVSS Score:** 4.0

**CVSS Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

For more information on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System and to obtain your specific environmental score please visit: [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v3-calculator?vector=AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N&version=3.1](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v3-calculator?vector=AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N&version=3.1).

**Workarounds:**

It is possible to work around this problem by ensuring that the directories that contain the logs and lease files are only accessible to trusted users.

**Active exploits:**

We are not aware of any active exploits.

**Solution:**

Upgrade to the patched release most closely related to your current version of Kea:

* 2.4.2
* 2.6.3
* 2.7.9

**Acknowledgments:**

ISC would like to thank Matthias Gerstner from the SUSE security team for bringing this vulnerability to our attention.

**Document revision history:**

- 1.0 Early Notification, 21 May 2025
- 1.1 Changed CVSS Score from 7.3 to 4.0 (I:L/A:H to I:N/A:N), 22 May 2025
- 2.0 Public disclosure, 28 May 2025

**Do you still have questions?** Questions regarding this advisory should be mailed to [kea-security@isc.org](mailto:kea-security@isc.org) or posted as confidential GitLab issues at [https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/kea/-/issues/new?issue[confidential]=true](https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/kea/-/issues/new?issue[confidential]=true).

**Note:**

ISC patches only currently supported versions. When possible we indicate EOL versions affected. For current information on which versions are actively supported, please see [https://www.isc.org/download/](https://www.isc.org/download/).

**ISC Security Vulnerability Disclosure Policy:**

Details of our current security advisory policy and practice can be found in the ISC Software Defect and Security Vulnerability Disclosure Policy at [https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-00861](https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-00861).

The Knowledgebase article [https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-32803](https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-32803) is the complete and official security advisory document.

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