CVE-2025-62291

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

0.98% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 61.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Important. 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

2026-01-16 00:00Z9 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-01-16 19:07Z9 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-10-10

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-191Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0846e68e9cdafc561ef125ae62ce66db4ef5e1f6e260906229811ac56be15aea

• github.comhttps://github.com/strongswan/strongswan/releases
• github.comhttps://github.com/strongswan/strongswan/commits/master/src/libcharon/plugins/eap_mschapv2
• www.strongswan.orghttps://www.strongswan.org/blog/2025/10/27/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2025-62291%29.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/11/msg00002.html