CVE-2025-46811

CVE-2025-46811 is a critical-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 10% places it in the 95th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-862.

Key facts

Description

A Missing Authorization vulnerability in SUSE Linux Manager allows anyone with the ability to connect to port 443 of SUSE Manager is able to run any command as root on any client. This issue affects Container suse/manager/5.0/x86_64/server:5.0.5.7.30.1: from ? before 5.0.27-150600.3.33.1; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS: from ? before 4.3.87-150400.3.110.2; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS-Azure: from ? before 4.3.87-150400.3.110.2; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS-EC2: from ? before 4.3.87-150400.3.110.2; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS-GCE: from ? before 4.3.87-150400.3.110.2; SUSE Manager Server Module 4.3: from ? before 4.3.87-150400.3.110.2.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-46811?
A Missing Authorization vulnerability in SUSE Linux Manager allows anyone with the ability to connect to port 443 of SUSE Manager is able to run any command as root on any client. This issue affects Container suse/manager/5.0/x86_64/server:5.0.5.7.30.1: from ? before 5.0.27-150600.3.33.1; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS: from ? before 4.3.87-150400.3.110.2; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS-Azure: from ? before 4.3.87-150400.3.110.2; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS-EC2: from ? before 4.3.87-150400.3.110.2; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS-GCE: from ? before 4.3.87-150400.3.110.2; SUSE Manager Server Module 4.3: from ? before 4.3.87-150400.3.110.2.
How severe is CVE-2025-46811?
CVE-2025-46811 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-2025-46811 being actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 10% (95th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-46811?
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-2025-46811 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
Yes. CVE-2025-46811 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-23155.
When was CVE-2025-46811 published?
CVE-2025-46811 was published on 2025-07-30 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

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