What is CVE-2026-25702?

CVE-2026-25702 is a high-severity vulnerability in Suse Linux Enterprise Server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-25702?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Suse Linux Enterprise Server

CVE-2026-25702

A Improper Access Control vulnerability in the kernel of SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 breaks nftables, causing firewall rules applied via nftables to not be effective.This issue affects SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: from 9e6d9d4601768c75fdb0bad3fbbe636e748939c2 before 9c294edb7085fb91650bc12233495a8974c5ff2d.

EPSS: 0.002 (10.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 12
Suse Linux Enterprise Server — versions 9e6d9d4601768c75fdb0bad3fbbe636e748939c2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

meissner@suse.de (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-25702?: CVE-2026-25702 is a high-severity vulnerability in Suse Linux Enterprise Server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-25702?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.