CVE-2025-245316.7MediumCWE-393

CVE-2025-24531: OpenSC project pam_pkcs11 vulnerability

OpenSC project · pam_pkcs11

Fixed in 0.6.13 · Affected: OpenSC project pam_pkcs11 before 0.6.13 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.2%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

13th percentile

050100

Higher than 13% of scored CVEs

6.7MediumCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

OpenSC project · pam_pkcs11from 0.6.12 before 0.6.13

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Return of Wrong Status Code · Input Validation and Logic
Vendor: OpenSC project
Published: January 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), January 2026

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