CVE-2025-9408
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
System call entry on Cortex M (and possibly R and A, but I think not) has a race which allows very practical privilege escalation for malicious userspace processes.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.1
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-11-11 16:15:40.917000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
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{
"id": "CVE-2025-9408",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2025-11-11T16:15:40.917",
"lastModified": "2026-10-18T21:10:00.120",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "System call entry on Cortex M (and possibly R and A, but I think not) has a race which allows very practical privilege escalation for malicious userspace processes."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "La entrada de llamada al sistema en Cortex M (y posiblemente R y A, pero creo que no) tiene una condición de carrera que permite una escalada de privilegios muy práctica para procesos maliciosos del espacio de usuario."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "zephyrproject-rtos",
"product": "Zephyr",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"packageName": "Zephyr",
"repo": "https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr",
"versions": [
{
"version": "*",
"lessThan": "3.7.2",
"versionType": "git",
"status": "affected"
},
{
"version": "4.0.0",
"lessThan": "4.2.2",
"versionType": "git",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"baseScore": 8.1,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"attackComplexity": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 1.4,
"impactScore": 6.0
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"ssvcData": {
"timestamp": "2025-11-12T14:54:05.961433Z",
"id": "CVE-2025-9408",
"options": [
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"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-270"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-3r6j-5mp3-75wr",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}