GHSA-g8qw-mgjx-rwjr: github.com/ubuntu/authd fixed in 0.5.4

GHSA-g8qw-mgjx-rwjr PUBLISHED CVSS 6.400000095367432 MEDIUM

New authd users logging in via SSH are members of the root group

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published June 16, 2025

github.com/ubuntu/authd is fixed in 0.5.4 (Go Modules)

New authd users logging in via SSH are members of the root group

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
github.com/ubuntu/authd	Go Modules	0.5.4

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

6.400000095367432

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
github.com	ubuntu/authd	0

Timeline

Jun 16, 2025 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory

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