CVE-2025-47203

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

0.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 47.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

2025-05-07 00:00Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-17 22:02Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2025-05-02

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

e64a47ebd60b5f55354ae2daecc8c7e601c8532356754734edd76d1c78dccaac

• github.comhttps://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/master/src/cli-main.c
• github.comhttps://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/master/CHANGES
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/09/4
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/6
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/1
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/3
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/10
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00020.html