CVE-2025-40909
A local or remote authenticated attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux to execute arbitrary code or cause other unspecified effects.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities allow a local or remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause other unspecified effects.
- Who is affected
- Authenticated users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency due to the potential for code execution.
- Action
- Apply the latest updates to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.50% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 41% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (2)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (nodejs, perl): Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-24
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Perl: Vulnerability allows code execution and information disclosurecert-bund · 2026-08-24
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