CVE-2025-12801
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedlibnfsidmap-1:2.3.3-68.el8_10.i686 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 8suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedlibnfsidmap-1:2.3.3-68.el8_10.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 8suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedlibnfsidmap-devel-1:2.3.3-68.el8_10.i686 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 8suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedlibnfsidmap-devel-1:2.3.3-68.el8_10.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 8suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixednfs-utils-1:2.3.3-68.el8_10.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 8suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedlibnfsidmap-1:2.8.3-0.el10_1.3.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 10suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedlibnfsidmap-devel-1:2.8.3-0.el10_1.3.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 10suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixednfs-utils-1:2.8.3-0.el10_1.3.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 10suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixednfs-utils-coreos-1:2.8.3-0.el10_1.3.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 10suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixednfsv4-client-utils-1:2.8.3-0.el10_1.3.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 10suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedlibnfsidmap-1:2.5.4-38.el9_7.3.i686 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 9suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedlibnfsidmap-1:2.5.4-38.el9_7.3.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 9suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedlibnfsidmap-devel-1:2.5.4-38.el9_7.3.i686 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 9suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedlibnfsidmap-devel-1:2.5.4-38.el9_7.3.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 9suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixednfs-utils-1:2.5.4-38.el9_7.3.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 9suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixednfs-utils-coreos-1:2.5.4-38.el9_7.3.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 9suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixednfsv4-client-utils-1:2.5.4-38.el9_7.3.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 9suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (44)
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advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2026:3938security update for nfs-utils2026-03-05csaf · suse_csafDE
security update for nfs-utils
- RHSA-2026:3939security update for nfs-utils2026-03-05csaf · suse_csafDE
security update for nfs-utils
- RHSA-2026:3940security update for nfs-utils2026-03-05csaf · suse_csafDE
security update for nfs-utils
- WID-SEC-W-2026-0615Red Hat Enterprise Linux (nfs-utils): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2026-03-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (28)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-12801cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-12801cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2413081cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/nfs-utils-privilege-escalation-via-rpc-mountd-49925cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3938enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3939enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3940enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3941enisa_euvd
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