Is CVE-2021-25314 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2021-25314 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2021-25314 be exploited remotely?

No. CVE-2021-25314 requires local access to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-25314?

CVE-2021-25314 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2021-25314

CWE-378Published: April 14, 2021· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions vulnerability in hawk2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2021-25314 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.