Buffer overflow in Rt-Thread

CVE-2025-6693

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in RT-Thread up to 5.1.0. This affects the function sys_device_open/sys_device_read/sys_device_control/sys_device_init/sys_device_close/sys_device_write of the file components/drivers/core/device.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.3% 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-2025-6693: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
  • vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
  • vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread/issues/10387 (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-6693?
CVE-2025-6693 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rt-Thread, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2025-6693?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-6693 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.