CVE-2025-29906
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CVSS Score
V3.1EPSS Score
v2025.03.14There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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Description
Finit is a fast init for Linux systems. Versions starting from 3.0-rc1 and prior to version 4.11 bundle an implementation of getty for the `tty` configuration directive that can bypass `/bin/login`, i.e., a user can log in as any user without authentication. This issue has been patched in version 4.11.
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Related News
A serious security vulnerability has been discovered in Finit, a lightweight and fast init system for Linux, originally The post CVE-2025-29906: Finit’s Bundled Getty Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass on Linux Systems appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.
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EU Vulnerability Database
Monitored by ENISA for EU cybersecurity
ENISA Analysis
Finit is a fast init for Linux systems. Versions starting from 3.0-rc1 and prior to version 4.11 bundle an implementation of getty for the `tty` configuration directive that can bypass `/bin/login`, i.e., a user can log in as any user without authentication. This issue has been patched in version 4.11.
Affected Products (ENISA)
ENISA Scoring
CVSS Score (3.1)
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ENISA References
Data provided by ENISA EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated: April 30, 2025