6.5

CVE-2025-12801: linux-nfs nfs-utils Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2026:1356-1RHSA-2026:3938RHSA-2026:3939
Published 04-03-2026Last modified 16-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-12801 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions vulnerability in linux-nfs nfs-utils. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.47%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was recently discovered in the rpc.mountd daemon in the nfs-utils package for Linux, that allows a NFSv3 client to escalate the privileges assigned to it in the /etc/exports file at mount time. In particular, it allows the client to access any subdirectory or subtree of an exported directory, regardless of the set file permissions, and regardless of any 'root_squash' or 'all_squash' attributes that would normally be expected to apply to that client.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.46% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.47%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu169 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Redhat12 products
  • enterprise_linuxEOL6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0
  • openshift_container_platform4.0
  • libnfsidmap< 1:2.3.3-68.el8_10 | < 1:2.8.3-0.el10_1.3 | < 1:2.5.4-38.el9_7.3 | < 1:2.5.4-34.el9_6.3 | < 1:2.5.4-26.el9_4.3
  • libnfsidmap-debuginfo< 1:2.3.3-68.el8_10 | < 1:2.8.3-0.el10_1.3 | < 1:2.5.4-38.el9_7.3 | < 1:2.5.4-34.el9_6.3 | < 1:2.5.4-26.el9_4.3
  • libnfsidmap-devel< 1:2.3.3-68.el8_10 | < 1:2.8.3-0.el10_1.3 | < 1:2.5.4-38.el9_7.3 | < 1:2.5.4-34.el9_6.3 | < 1:2.5.4-26.el9_4.3
Suse6 products
  • libnfsidmap0&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7< 0.26-150600.28.19.1
  • libnfsidmap0&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS< 0.26-150600.28.19.1
  • libnfsidmap0&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6< 0.26-150600.28.19.1
  • nfs-utils&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7< 2.6.4-150600.28.19.1
  • nfs-utils&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS< 2.6.4-150600.28.19.1
Opensuse2 products
  • libnfsidmap0&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 0.26-150600.28.19.1
  • nfs-utils&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 2.6.4-150600.28.19.1
Debian1 product
  • nfs-utilsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:2.8.6-1
Linux-nfs1 product

6 vendors · 191 products

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