Vulnerability in Cifs-utils

CVE-2025-2312

A flaw was found in cifs-utils. When trying to obtain Kerberos credentials, the cifs.upcall program from the cifs-utils package makes an upcall to the wrong namespace in containerized environments. This issue may lead to disclosing sensiti…

EPSS: 0.000 (6.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-2312?
CVE-2025-2312 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cifs-utils, classified under CWE-488. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2025-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2025-2312?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-2312 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.