Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-9615 is a low-severity NetworkManager issue where a local non-root user may cause the root-running daemon to access files belonging to other users. Business impact is limited to possible local information disclosure. There is no source evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Schedule remediation in normal patch cycles, with higher priority for shared multi-user Linux systems. This is not an emergency based on current evidence, but it affects a privileged system service.
Technical view
Red Hat describes improper preservation of permissions in NetworkManager, mapped to CWE-281. The flaw is local, low-complexity, requires low privileges, and has confidentiality-only impact. Affected Red Hat listings include RHEL 7, 8, 9, 10, and OpenShift Container Platform 4; RHEL 6 status is unknown.
Likely exposure
Exposure is mainly Linux systems using affected Red Hat NetworkManager packages where unprivileged local users can configure networking. Internet-facing exposure is not indicated by the CVSS vector or description.
Exploitation context
Sources indicate local access and an existing low-privileged account are required. The issue concerns file access through a privileged daemon, not remote code execution or service disruption. KEV is false and no cited source states active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The public bundle identifies affected Red Hat products and references upstream NetworkManager issue and merge requests, but does not include detailed exploit mechanics or complete fixed-version data. Treat RHEL 6 status as uncertain per source data.
Mitigation direction
- Review Red Hat guidance for CVE-2025-9615 and the linked RHSA advisories.
- Apply vendor-provided NetworkManager updates where available and applicable.
- Limit local user access on shared systems until updates are deployed.
- Review OpenShift node update guidance if NetworkManager is present in affected platform components.
Validation and detection
- Inventory RHEL and OpenShift assets using NetworkManager.
- Compare installed NetworkManager versions against Red Hat’s affected product listings.
- Confirm whether relevant RHSA updates are installed through standard patch reporting.
- Check for systems allowing untrusted local users to manage network connections.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-281: Exact CWE lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 3.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N1.81.4redhatVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
3.3LowVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
Timeline events are normalized from CVE metadata, CNA source timelines, ADP timelines, and KEV metadata when present.
- CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
- Source timelineredhat
Reported to Red Hat.
- Source timelineredhat
Made public.
- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- CVE updatedCVE Program
The CVE record metadata indicates this as the latest update time.
ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- RHSA-2026:18142CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:18597CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9615CVE reference, redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2391503CVE reference, redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/issues/1809CVE reference, redhat
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2324CVE reference, redhat
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2327CVE reference, redhat
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
Improper Preservation of Permissions
Improper Preservation of Permissions represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.