Search/CVE-2025-24531
● CVE — Medium

CVE-2025-24531

DiscoveredJan 16, 2026UpdatedApr 15, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.1
6.7 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.23%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
▼ 0.01pp
0.24% → 0.23% over 4 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Connections
1 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jan 16, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 15, 2026