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CVE-2025-43001

MEDIUMCVSS 6.9/10EPSS 0.14%

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CVE-2025-43001 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.9/10 on the CVSS scale. SAPCAR allows an attacker logged in with high privileges to override the permissions of the current and parent directories of the user or process extracting the archive, leading to privilege escalation. On successful exploitation, an attacker could modify the critical files by tampering with signed archives without breaking the signature, but it has a low impact on the confidentiality and availability of the system.. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

SAPCAR allows an attacker logged in with high privileges to override the permissions of the current and parent directories of the user or process extracting the archive, leading to privilege escalation. On successful exploitation, an attacker could modify the critical files by tampering with signed archives without breaking the signature, but it has a low impact on the confidentiality and availability of the system.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
6.9/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.14%

3.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-43001?
SAPCAR allows an attacker logged in with high privileges to override the permissions of the current and parent directories of the user or process extracting the archive, leading to privilege escalation. On successful exploitation, an attacker could modify the critical files by tampering with signed archives without breaking the signature, but it has a low impact on the confidentiality and availability of the system.
How severe is CVE-2025-43001?
CVE-2025-43001 has a CVSS score of 6.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43001?
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Source: NVD / NIST