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Medium 6.7Published Jan 16, 2026
CVE-2025-24531In OpenSC pam_pkcs11 before 0.6.13, pam_sm_authenticate() wrongly returns PAM_IGNORE in many error situations (such as an error triggered by a smartcard before login), allowing authentication bypass.
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In OpenSC pam_pkcs11 before 0.6.13, pam_sm_authenticate() wrongly returns PAM_IGNORE in many error situations (such as an error triggered by a smartcard before login), allowing authentication bypass.
- CVSS
- 6.7 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-393
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
No affected products are listed yet.
References
- https://github.com/OpenSC/pam_pkcs11/releases
- https://github.com/OpenSC/pam_pkcs11/security/advisories/GHSA-7mf6-rg36-qgch
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/7
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