CVE-2025-41259
Description
SWUpdate before 2026.05 is affected by a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition that allows local unprivileged attackers to escalate privileges to root or install untrusted contents using a signed update.
How to fix CVE-2025-41259
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/swupdate—no fix listed
Is CVE-2025-41259 being exploited?
No exploitation signal available. Neither CISA KEV nor a current EPSS score has been published for CVE-2025-41259.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/swupdatefrom 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |