Is CVE-2025-14282 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2025-14282 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2025-14282 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2025-14282 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-14282?

CVE-2025-14282 has a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM) and an EPSS exploitation probability of 0.01%.

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MEDIUM

CVE-2025-14282

CWE-266Published: February 12, 2026· Updated: Feb 18, 2026

5.4

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.01%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:2.0th

Official Description

A flaw was found in Dropbear. When running in multi-user mode and authenticating users, the dropbear ssh server does the socket forwardings requested by the remote client as root,

only switching to the logged-in user upon spawning a shell or performing

some operations like reading the user's files.

With the recent ability of also using unix domain sockets as the forwarding destination any user able to log in via ssh can connect to any unix socket with the root's credentials, bypassing both file system restrictions and any SO_PEERCRED / SO_PASSCRED checks performed by the peer.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-14282 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

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