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CVE-2025-10262 Nokia CVE debrief

CVE-2025-10262 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Nokia SR Linux due to unsanitized format validation. An authenticated user could exploit this to execute arbitrary commands with superuser privileges.

Vendor
Nokia
Product
SR Linux
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.3
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-16
Original CVE updated
2026-06-16
Advisory published
2026-06-16
Advisory updated
2026-06-16

Who should care

Users of Nokia SR Linux should prioritize patching this vulnerability to prevent local privilege escalation attacks.

Technical summary

The vulnerability exists due to unsanitized format validation in Nokia SR Linux. This allows an authenticated user to potentially execute arbitrary commands with superuser privileges.

Defensive priority

high

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply patches or updates provided by Nokia to address the vulnerability.
  • Restrict access to sensitive areas of the system to authenticated users only.
  • Monitor system logs for suspicious activity indicative of exploitation attempts.

Evidence notes

Evidence suggests that Nokia has an advisory for this vulnerability (see resourceLinkAnnotations 'ref-4').

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2025-10262 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10262

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2025-10262 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10262

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.nokia.com/we-are-nokia/security/product-security-advisory/cve-2025-10262/

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Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.