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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2025-2903

An attacker with knowledge of creating user accounts during VM deployment on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using the OS Login feature, can login via SSH gaining command-line control of the operating system.

HIGH 8.5EPSS 0.19%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An attacker with knowledge of creating user accounts during VM deployment on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using the OS Login feature, can login via SSH gaining command-line control of the operating system. This allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive data stored on the VM, install malicious software, and disrupt or disable the functionality of the VM.

CVSS 4.0
8.5 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.19% probability · 9th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-267, CWE-268
Source
security@puppet.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.