CVE-2025-61985

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

0.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 1.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

3.6 (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:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-14.

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

2025-10-06 00:00Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-14 12:43Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-10-06

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.6)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-158Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL CharacterVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

51f4a92ac017e4a7aa1588a439c309823378313da0ba122eafd5a019d1e4cf75

• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/06/1
• marc.infohttps://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=175974522032149&w=2
• www.openssh.comhttps://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#10.1p1
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html