CVE-2025-42701

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

0.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 2.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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

2025-10-08 17:18Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2025-10-08 19:26Z11 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-04-16

Assigning CNA

CrowdStrike

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.6)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7faa496d4c15b51b698156b6b4251a79d674ed3ef04023a3d1f5f7164e90b7fb

• www.crowdstrike.comhttps://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/security-advisories/issues-affecting-crowdstrike-falcon-sensor-for-windows/