CVE-2025-1731

Exp

An incorrect permission assignment vulnerability in the PostgreSQL commands of the Zyxel USG FLEX H series uOS firmware versions from V1.20 through V1.31 could allow an authenticated local attacker with low privileges to gain access to the Linux shell and escalate their privileges by crafting malicious scripts or modifying system configurations with administrator-level access through a stolen token. Modifying the system configuration is only possible if the administrator has not logged out and the token remains valid.

Published: 2025-04-22 Last update: 2025-10-30 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-1731 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.93%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2025-1731

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
52293 exploit_db edb 2025-05-18 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-1731

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.35% 0.93% +0.58%
2 2026-06-04 0.41% 0.35% -0.06%
3 2026-05-31 0.41%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-1731

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-1731

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-1731

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zyxel uos >= 1.20, < 1.32 cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:uos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-1731

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