CVE-2025-67859

Polkit Authorization Check can be Bypassed in the TLP power daemon

5.1 MediumFix available

A Improper Authentication vulnerability in TLP allows local users to arbitrarily control the power profile in use as well as the daemon’s log settings.This issue affects TLP: from 1.9 before 1.9.1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.21%Up 0.2 points since Jan 14, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.1

Polkit Authorization Check can be Bypassed in the TLP power daemon

A Improper Authentication vulnerability in TLP allows local users to arbitrarily control the power profile in use as well as the daemon’s log settings.This issue affects TLP: from 1.9 before 1.9.1.

Record: CVE-2025-67859
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-2520 5.1

A Improper Authentication vulnerability in TLP allows local users to arbitrarily control the power profile in use as well as the daemon’s log settings.This issue affects TLP: from 1.9 before 1.9.1.

Record: EUVD-2026-2520
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7p5m-65pg-9vg4 5.1

A Improper Authentication vulnerability in TLP allows local users to arbitrarily control the...

A Improper Authentication vulnerability in TLP allows local users to arbitrarily control the power profile in use as well as the daemon’s log settings.This issue affects TLP: from 1.9 before 1.9.1.

Record: GHSA-7p5m-65pg-9vg4
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.1

A Improper Authentication vulnerability in TLP allows local users to arbitrarily control the power profile in use as well as the daemon’s log settings.This issue affects TLP: from 1.9 before 1.9.1.

Record: CVE-2025-67859
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-67859 5.1

A Improper Authentication vulnerability in TLP allows local users to arbitrarily control the power profile in use as well as the daemon’s log settings.This issue affects TLP: from 1.9 before 1.9.1.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2025-67859
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-RU-2026:20767-1 No score

Recommended update for tlp

This update for tlp fixes the following issues:

Introduce tlp.

Record: openSUSE-RU-2026:20767-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:10098-1 No score

tlp-1.8.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the tlp-1.8.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2026:10098-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-67859 No score

[Unknown description]

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2025-67859
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

https://github.com/linrunner tlp

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`tlp` Debian:14	before 1.9.1-1, plus listed versions 1.8.0-11.9.0-11.9.1-1~bpo12+11.9.1-1~bpo13+1	1.9.1-1
`tlp` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 1.8.0-1.1	1.8.0-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2025-67859 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Https://github.com/linrunner Tlp, published January 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. Fixed in tlp 1.9.1-1.

References

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