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CVE-2025-9912 Nokia CVE debrief

CVE-2025-9912 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Nokia SR Linux. An authenticated user may exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with superuser privilege.

Vendor
Nokia
Product
Nokia 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 apply patches or mitigations as available to prevent local authenticated users from escalating privileges.

Technical summary

CVE-2025-9912 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Nokia SR Linux. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with superuser privilege.

Defensive priority

high

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply patches or mitigations as available from Nokia.
  • Restrict access to vulnerable systems to authorized personnel only.
  • Monitor systems for suspicious activity.

Evidence notes

Nokia is the likely vendor based on the advisory URL.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2025-9912 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9912

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

  • CVE-2025-9912 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9912

    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-2025-9912/

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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.