CVE-2025-14282

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 29.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-02-12 21:37Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-02-18 20:45Z6 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-12-08

Assigning CNA

fedora

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.4)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

1fa4a8456a9d3f61daa8c01f9f805f027d91a6e9308e5a035c1accc28468f79d

• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14282vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2420052https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2420052issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• github.comhttps://github.com/mkj/dropbear/pull/391
• github.comhttps://github.com/mkj/dropbear/pull/394
• lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.auhttps://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2025q4/002390.html
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/16/4
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/17/1