How severe is CVE-2025-61163?

CVE-2025-61163 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-61163 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (21st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-61163?

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

When was CVE-2025-61163 published?

CVE-2025-61163 was published on 2026-08-26 and last updated on 2026-09-03.

CVE-2025-61163

CVE-2025-61163 is a critical-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. 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-942.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (21st percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-942
Published: 2026-08-26
Last modified: 2026-09-03

Description

Cohere North AI v1.1.5 was discovered to contain excessively permissive cross-domain policy with untrusted domains. This occurs via the server failing to validate the Origin header of incoming connection requests.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-61163?: Cohere North AI v1.1.5 was discovered to contain excessively permissive cross-domain policy with untrusted domains. This occurs via the server failing to validate the Origin header of incoming connection requests.
How severe is CVE-2025-61163?: CVE-2025-61163 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-61163 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (21st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-61163?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2025-61163 published?: CVE-2025-61163 was published on 2026-08-26 and last updated on 2026-09-03.

References

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