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CVE-2025-41259
Published:June 03, 2026
Updated:June 07, 2026
SWUpdate before 2026.05 is affected by a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition that allows local unprivileged attackers to escalate privileges to root or install untrusted contents using a signed update.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/sbabic/swupdate.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=2014.07 <2026.05
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2026.05
Related Resources (3)
https://github.com/sbabic/swupdate/commit/f4bd64260e233e207354d68d572b1cbc3e63689d
https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2025/SBA-ADV-20251206-01_SWUpdate_Untrusted_Script_Execution_via_Signed_Update_TOCTOU
https://github.com/sbabic/swupdate
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CWE-367
EPSS
Base Score:
0.01