CVE-2025-67859 (GCVE-0-2025-67859)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-14 11:34 – Updated: 2026-01-14 16:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Polkit Authorization Check can be Bypassed in the TLP power daemon
Summary
A Improper Authentication vulnerability in TLP allows local users to arbitrarily control the power
profile in use as well as the daemon’s log settings.This issue affects TLP: from 1.9 before 1.9.1.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-14 16:07 UTC
CWE
- CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/linrunner | TLP |
Affected:
1.9 , < 1.9.1
(semver)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2026-01-07 11:00
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