How severe is CVE-2025-23394?

CVE-2025-23394 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-23394 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (38th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-23394?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-23394 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-23394 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-27710.

When was CVE-2025-23394 published?

CVE-2025-23394 was published on 2025-05-26 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-23394

CVE-2025-23394 is a critical-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-61.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (38th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-27710
Weakness: CWE-61
Published: 2025-05-26
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd allows escalation from cyrus to root.This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd before 3.8.4-2.1.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23394?: A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd allows escalation from cyrus to root.This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd before 3.8.4-2.1.
How severe is CVE-2025-23394?: CVE-2025-23394 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-23394 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (38th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-23394?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-23394 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-23394 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-27710.
When was CVE-2025-23394 published?: CVE-2025-23394 was published on 2025-05-26 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-23394

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