CVE-2025-68921

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-01-16. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
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: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

SteelSeries Nahimic 3 1.10.7 allows Directory traversal.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
51(Track)
EG Risk 51/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
30%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 16, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Official Site - For Glory | SteelSeries

https://steelseries.com/nahimic
generic

CVE-2025-68921.md · GitHub

https://gist.github.com/ZeroMemoryEx/93208b7e57a5444de3654816857ddef4

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCkikiuuw/CVE-2025-68921
    First seen Jan 24, 2026

    🔍 Identify and understand the local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-68921) in Nahimic audio software, impacting many gaming laptops.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCZeroMemoryEx/CVE-2025-68921
    First seen Jan 12, 2026

    Local Privilege Escalation Affecting Millions of Gaming Laptops

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-68921?
CVE-2025-68921 is a high vulnerability published on January 16, 2026. SteelSeries Nahimic 3 1.10.7 allows Directory traversal.
When was CVE-2025-68921 disclosed?
CVE-2025-68921 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 16, 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-2025-68921 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-68921 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 69.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-68921?
CVE-2025-68921 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-68921?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-68921, 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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