CVE-2025-10262 (CVSS 6.3)

Description

Nokia SR Linux is vulnerable to local privilege escalation vulnerability due to unsanitized format validation. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with superuser privileges.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

6.3

MEDIUM

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

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0012

Probability of exploitation

0.02%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-134 CWE-134

References

Other References

https://www.nokia.com/we-are-nokia/security/product-security-advisory/cve-2025-10262/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-10262? +

Nokia SR Linux is vulnerable to local privilege escalation vulnerability due to unsanitized format validation. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with superuser privileges. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-10262? +

CVE-2025-10262 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance. The EPSS score is 0.0012, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-10262? +

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