SUSE Manager: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Administratorrechten
WID-SEC-2025-1688 · first 31.07.2025 · updated 25.05.2026 · CVSS 9,8
What it is about
SUSE Manager basiert auf Spacewalk, welche die Codebase vom Red Hat Satellite Server nutzt und ermöglicht ein zentrale Systemmanagement von Linux-Umgebungen. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in SUSE Manager ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- SUSE Manager
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Install the updates provided by the vendor; details in the sources below.
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- GitHub Advisory Database vom 2025-07-30 github.com
- SuSE Bugzilla vom 2025-07-30 bugzilla.suse.com
- PoC vom 2025-07-30 cxsecurity.com
CVE: CVE-2025-46811
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.