Privilege escalation in N/a

CVE-2025-45006

Improper mstatus.SUM bit retention (non-zero) in Open-Source RISC-V Processor commit f517abb violates privileged spec constraints, enabling potential physical memory access attacks.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.9% 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-2025-45006: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-45006?
CVE-2025-45006 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2025-45006?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.