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CVE-2025-45006

Improper mstatus.SUM bit retention (non-zero) in Open-Source RISC-V Processor commit f517abb violates privileged spec constraints, enabling potential physical memory access attacks.

CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 0.41%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Improper mstatus.SUM bit retention (non-zero) in Open-Source RISC-V Processor commit f517abb violates privileged spec constraints, enabling potential physical memory access attacks.

CVSS 3.1
9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.41% probability · 34th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-266
Source
cve@mitre.org

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