CVE-2025-4802

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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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

0.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 44.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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

2025-05-16 19:32Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-02-26 18:28Z6 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-05-15

Assigning CNA

glibc

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-426Untrusted Search PathBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e29e2ed0e9d45eb6fcbd0c532e206fa3eb96f776763145c97ca98adf39c2aea8

• sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/cgit/glibc/commit/?id=1e18586c5820e329f741d5c710275e165581380e
• sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32976
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/16/7
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/17/2
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00033.html