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CVE-2025-62875VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-62875: SUSE openSUSE Tumbleweed · Unchecked Error Condition

Affects SUSE openSUSE TumbleweedSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

AI-suggested

1. Apply patches from SUSE promptly once they are released for openSUSE Tumbleweed to address CVE-2025-62875. 2. Until patches are available, restrict local user access to systems running OpenSMTPD, employing strict access controls and monitoring. 3. Implement robust local user activity monitoring and alerting to detect unusual attempts to interact with OpenSMTPD. 4. Consider running OpenSMTPD with least privilege and in a sandboxed environment to limit the impact of crashes. 5. Regularly audit and update system packages to ensure all components are up to date. 6. Employ system-level protections such as SELinux or AppArmor profiles to contain potential service disruptions. 7. Maintain backup mail routing or failover mechanisms to ensure continuity of mail services during outages. 8. Educate system administrators about the vulnerability and encourage vigilance for signs of local exploitation attempts.

Description

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in OpenSMTPD allows local users to crash OpenSMTPD. This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed: from ? before 7.8.0p0-1.1.

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