Red Hat Security Advisory: fence-agents security update
Affects Red Hat fence-agentsSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 75% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
Public exploit code: GitHub proofs of concept
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), GitHub proofs of concept, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for fence-agents in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants to address CVE-2025-47273. Users should apply the update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-47273) was identified in the setuptools PackageIndex component used by the fence-agents packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The fence-agents provide scripts for remote power management in clusters, allowing failed nodes to be restarted or removed. Red Hat has issued a security update to address this vulnerability, rated as moderate in severity. The update is available for multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 variants and architectures.