CVE-2026-25740 (GCVE-0-2026-25740)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-09 20:17 – Updated: 2026-02-10 15:59
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Privilege escalation to the `CAP_NET_RAW` capability via the `programs.captive-browser` NixOS module
Summary
captive browser, a dedicated Chrome instance to log into captive portals without messing with DNS settings. In 25.05 and earlier, when programs.captive-browser is enabled, any user of the system can run arbitrary commands with the CAP_NET_RAW capability (binding to privileged ports, spoofing localhost traffic from privileged services...). This vulnerability is fixed in 25.11 and 26.05.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-10 15:30 UTC
CWE
- CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/security/advisor… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/487775 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/487779 | x_refsource_MISC |
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