CVE-2025-25732

Incorrect access control in the EEPROM component of Kapsch TrafficCom RIS-9160 & RIS-9260...

6.8 Medium

Incorrect access control in the EEPROM component of Kapsch TrafficCom RIS-9160 & RIS-9260 Roadside Units (RSUs) v3.2.0.829.23, v3.8.0.1119.42, and v4.6.0.1211.28 allows attackers to replace password hashes stored in the EEPROM with hashes of their own, leading to the escalation of privileges to root.

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

0.37%Up 0.3 points since Aug 27, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2025-25732
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-922
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-25802 6.8

Record: EUVD-2025-25802
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g789-9h8j-6whm 6.5

Incorrect access control in the EEPROM component of Kapsch TrafficCom RIS-9160 & RIS-9260...

Record: GHSA-g789-9h8j-6whm
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-284, CWE-922
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.8

Record: CVE-2025-25732
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-922
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-25732 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Kapsch Ris-9160 Firmware, published August 26, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.