CVE-2025-20697CWE-787
In Power HAL, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check
Medium · published August 4, 2025
What it is
In Power HAL, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09915681; Issue ID: MSV-3795.
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Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 6.7 · MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00090 · 0.4th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
- Published
- 2025-08-04T01:49Z
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