CVE-2025-4043

MEDIUMNVD 6.86.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

6.8

An admin user can gain unauthorized write access to the /etc/rc.local file on the device, which is executed on a system boot.

CVSS v3: 6.8
EG Score: 6.8(medium)
EPSS: 40.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 7, 2025

Last Modified

June 23, 2025

References (2)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-1274

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-31 22:30 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-30 05:56 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-30 05:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-29 13:44 UTCepss_batch

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What is CVE-2025-4043?

CVE-2025-4043 is a medium vulnerability published on May 7, 2025. An admin user can gain unauthorized write access to the /etc/rc.local file on the device, which is executed on a system boot.

When was CVE-2025-4043 disclosed?

CVE-2025-4043 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 7, 2025, with the most recent update on June 23, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-4043 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-4043 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 40.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-4043?

CVE-2025-4043 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-4043?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-4043, 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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CVE-2025-4043

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