Name: CVE-2025-41697: Missing Protection Mechanism for Alternate Hardware Interface
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2025-41697, CWE-1299, CVSS 6.8, EPSS 0.00235

An attacker can use an undocumented UART port on the PCB as a side-channel to get root access e.g. with the credentials obtained from CVE-2025-41692.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

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