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CVE-2025-47273VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: fence-agents security update

Affects Red Hat fence-agentsSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC

Severity
Medium

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

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    Public exploit code: GitHub proofs of concept

  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), 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 updated fence-agents packages (version 4.10.0-20.el9_0.23) that address CVE-2025-47273. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions should apply these updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.

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 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. The fence-agents provide scripts for remote power management of cluster devices, enabling forced restart and removal of failed or unreachable nodes. Red Hat has issued a security update to address this vulnerability, rated as having moderate security impact.

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