CVE-2025-5278

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

0.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 18.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.4 (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:L/I:N/A:L

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-01.

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

2025-05-27 20:52Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-09-01 11:51Z3 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2025-05-27

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.4)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

faab7838db3d861b13e0ae5f511f0b4ed90abcdddd23e5c5cdb6b8ec00d864cd

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:28911https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28911vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:33124https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33124vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:33313https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33313vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:33612https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33612vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:34102https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34102vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:39981https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39981vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:44481https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44481vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:46836https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46836vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:50205https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50205vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:58981https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5278vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2368764https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368764issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• cgit.git.savannah.gnu.orghttps://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=8c9602e3a145e9596dc1a63c6ed67865814b6633
• debbugs.gnu.orghttps://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=78507
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/27/2
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/29/1
• security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-5278
• cgit.git.savannah.gnu.orghttps://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/tree/NEWS?id=8c9602e3a145e9596dc1a63c6ed67865814b6633#n14
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/29/2