CVE-2025-1424
Privilege Escalation Through SUID Binary and Developer Mode
A privilege escalation vulnerability in PocketBook InkPad Color 3 allows attackers to escalate to root privileges if they gain physical access to the device. This issue affects InkPad Color 3 in version U743k3.6.8.3671.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Privilege Escalation Through SUID Binary and Developer Mode
A privilege escalation vulnerability in PocketBook InkPad Color 3 allows attackers to escalate to root privileges if they gain physical access to the device. This issue affects InkPad Color 3 in version U743k3.6.8.3671.
- Record
CVE-2025-1424- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-7397
A privilege escalation vulnerability in PocketBook InkPad Color 3 allows attackers to escalate to root privileges if they gain physical access to the device. This issue affects InkPad Color 3 in version U743k3.6.8.3671.
- Record
EUVD-2025-7397- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m5wp-346p-h7x3
A privilege escalation vulnerability in PocketBook InkPad Color 3 allows attackers to escalate to...
A privilege escalation vulnerability in PocketBook InkPad Color 3 allows attackers to escalate to root privileges if they gain physical access to the device. This issue affects InkPad Color 3 in version U743k3.6.8.3671.
- Record
GHSA-m5wp-346p-h7x3- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A privilege escalation vulnerability in PocketBook InkPad Color 3 allows attackers to escalate to root privileges if they gain physical access to the device. This issue affects InkPad Color 3 in version U743k3.6.8.3671.
- Record
CVE-2025-1424- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-1424 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Pocketbook Inkpad Color 3, published March 4, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.