Improper input validation in Server Firmware Update Utility(sysfwupdt)

CVE-2025-22453

Improper input validation for some Server Firmware Update Utility(SysFwUpdt) before version 16.0.12 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable local code execution. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-22453: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Server Firmware Update Utility(sysfwupdt) — versions before version 16.0.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22453?
CVE-2025-22453 is a high-severity vulnerability in Server Firmware Update Utility(sysfwupdt), classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-22453?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.