How severe is CVE-2025-38600?

CVE-2025-38600 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8, rated high severity. It is exploitable over an adjacent network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-38600 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (7th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-38600?

CVE-2025-38600 affects Linux Linux Kernel. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-38600?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-38600 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-38600 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-27929.

When was CVE-2025-38600 published?

CVE-2025-38600 was published on 2025-08-19 and last updated on 2026-07-30.

CVE-2025-38600

CVE-2025-38600 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-193.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 8.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (7th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-27929
Weakness: CWE-193
Affected product: Linux Linux Kernel
Published: 2025-08-19
Last modified: 2026-07-30

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7925: fix off by one in mt7925_mcu_hw_scan() The ssid->ssids[] and sreq->ssids[] arrays have MT7925_RNR_SCAN_MAX_BSSIDS elements so this >= needs to be > to prevent an out of bounds access.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38600?: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7925: fix off by one in mt7925_mcu_hw_scan() The ssid->ssids[] and sreq->ssids[] arrays have MT7925_RNR_SCAN_MAX_BSSIDS elements so this >= needs to be > to prevent an out of bounds access.
How severe is CVE-2025-38600?: CVE-2025-38600 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8, rated high severity. It is exploitable over an adjacent network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-38600 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (7th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-38600?: CVE-2025-38600 affects Linux Linux Kernel. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-38600?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-38600 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-38600 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-27929.
When was CVE-2025-38600 published?: CVE-2025-38600 was published on 2025-08-19 and last updated on 2026-07-30.

References

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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