ISC Kea up to 2.4.1/2.6.2/2.7.8 Configuration file inclusion

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ISC Kea up to 2.4.1/2.6.2/2.7.8. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Configuration Handler. This manipulation causes file inclusion. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-32802. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ISC Kea up to 2.4.1/2.6.2/2.7.8 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Kea configuration and API directives can be used to overwrite arbitrary files, subject to permissions granted to Kea. Many common configurations run Kea as root, leave the API entry points unsecured by default, and/or place the control sockets in insecure paths. This issue affects Kea versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.1, 2.6.0 through 2.6.2, and 2.7.0 through 2.7.8.

It is possible to read the advisory at kb.isc.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-32802 since 04/10/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/17/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240099 (RHEL 10 : kea (RHSA-2025:9178)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (240099). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• ISC

Name

• Kea

Version

• 2.4.0
• 2.4.1
• 2.6.0
• 2.6.1
• 2.6.2
• 2.7.0
• 2.7.1
• 2.7.2
• 2.7.3
• 2.7.4
• 2.7.5
• 2.7.6
• 2.7.7
• 2.7.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.isc.org/

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

CVSSv3info

CVSSv2info

Exploitinginfo

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Countermeasuresinfo

Timelineinfo

Sourcesinfo

Entryinfo

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Discussion