CVE-2025-41259

swupdate: SWUpdate before 2026.05 is affected by a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition that allows local unprivil...

CVE-2025-41259 is fixed in swupdate on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-41259, released June 24, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0010
0th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
swupdate · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 2022.12+dfsg-4+deb12u3 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-41259 Jun 24, 2026
swupdate · Debian 14 2026.05+dfsg-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-41259 Jun 24, 2026

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