File Overwrite Vulnerability in C-Kermit by Kermit Project
CVE-2025-68920

8.9HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Kermitproject

Status
C-kermit
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 December 2025

What is CVE-2025-68920?

C-Kermit, a communication software, is susceptible to a vulnerability that allows a remote Kermit system to manipulate files on a local machine. This exploitation could lead to unauthorized file overwrites or the retrieval of sensitive local files, posing significant risks to users' data integrity and confidentiality. Users of C-Kermit versions up to 10.0 Beta.12 must take caution and consider updating to address this security issue.

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Affected Version(s)

C-Kermit 7 <= 10.0 Beta.12

References

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1123025
https://github.com/KermitProject/ckermit/pull/20
https://www.kermitproject.org/ftp/kermit/test/tar/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.9
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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