CVE-2025-29906

Finit bundled getty can bypass /bin/login

8.6 HighFix available

Finit is a fast init for Linux systems. Versions starting from 3.0-rc1 and prior to version 4.11 bundle an implementation of getty for the tty configuration directive that can bypass /bin/login, i.e., a user can log in as any user without authentication. This issue has been patched in version 4.11.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.22%Up 0.2 points since Apr 30, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.6

Finit bundled getty can bypass /bin/login

Record: CVE-2025-29906
CVSS 3.1: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-12769 8.6

Record: EUVD-2025-12769
CVSS 3.1: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.6

Record: CVE-2025-29906
CVSS 3.1: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.6

Finit bundled getty can bypass /bin/login

Record: CVE-2025-29906
CVSS 3.1: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-29906 8.6

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2025-29906
CVSS 3.1: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-29906 8.6

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2025-29906
CVSS 3.1: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

troglobit finit

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`finit` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 4.11-14.12-14.14-14.2-14.7-14.7-24.7-3	None known
`finit` Debian:13	before 4.11-1	4.11-1
`finit` Debian:14	before 4.11-1	4.11-1
`finit` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.1-14.2-1	None known
`finit` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.2-14.7-14.7-1build14.7-1build2	None known
`finit` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 4.7-34.11-14.12-1	None known
`finit` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 4.14-1	None known
`finit` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.12-14.14-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-29906 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Troglobit Finit, published April 29, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. Fixed in finit 4.11-1.