A low‑privileged local attacker who gains access to the UBR service account (e.g., via SSH) can escalate privileges to obtain full system access. This is due to the service account being permitted to execute certain binaries (e.g., tcpdump and ip) with sudo.
CVE-2025-41761
HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-03-09. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 40(Track)EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 9, 2026
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (1)
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 2× in last 7d / 2× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-27 13:48 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-27 13:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2025-41761?
CVE-2025-41761 is a high vulnerability published on March 9, 2026. A low‑privileged local attacker who gains access to the UBR service account (e.g., via SSH) can escalate privileges to obtain full system access. This is due to the service account being permitted to execute certain binaries (e.g., tcpdump and ip) with sudo.
When was CVE-2025-41761 disclosed?
CVE-2025-41761 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 9, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-41761 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-41761 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 94.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-41761?
CVE-2025-41761 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-41761?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-41761, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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