CVE-2025-53068: Oracle Solaris · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affects Oracle SolarisSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation Oracle Solaris | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
- Restrict and tightly control local access to Oracle Solaris 11 systems, ensuring that only trusted and necessary users have logon privileges.
- Implement robust monitoring and alerting for unusual system behavior indicative of hangs or crashes, including kernel logs and resource usage patterns.
- Employ network segmentation and access controls to limit exposure of Solaris systems to potentially compromised accounts or insider threats.
- Prepare incident response and business continuity plans specifically addressing denial-of-service scenarios on Solaris infrastructure.
- Regularly check Oracle security advisories for patches or workarounds related to CVE-2025-53068 and apply them promptly once available.
- Consider deploying additional host-based protections such as resource limits and kernel hardening features to mitigate resource exhaustion risks.
- Conduct security awareness training for administrators and users with Solaris access to recognize and report suspicious activities.
- Evaluate the use of alternative or updated operating systems where feasible to reduce dependency on vulnerable Solaris versions.
Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).