CVE-2025-7519

MEDIUM EPSS 8.2%
Published Jul 14, 202511mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.7 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jul 14, 2025 11mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

A flaw was found in polkit. When processing an XML policy with 32 or more nested elements in depth, an out-of-bounds write can be triggered. This issue can lead to a crash or other unexpected behavior, and arbitrary code execution is not discarded. To exploit this flaw, a high-privilege account is needed as it's required to place the malicious policy file properly.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.7
Exploitability
0.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
8.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
redhatopenshift_container_platform4.0any
redhatenterprise_linux6.0any
redhatenterprise_linux7.0any
redhatenterprise_linux8.0any
redhatenterprise_linux9.0any
redhatenterprise_linux10.0any

References 4

  • access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7519
    Vendor Advisory
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2379675
    Issue Tracking
  • github.com https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit/commit/107d3801361b9f9084f78710178e683391f1d245
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit/pull/570
    Patch

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit/commit/107d3801361b9f9084f78710178e683391f1d245
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit/pull/570
    Patch