An issue in RUoYi v.4.8.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the add method of the /add/{parentId} endpoint does not properly validate whether the requesting user has permission to add a menu item under the specified parentId
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-28409 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.36%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-05-18 | 1.81% | 1.36% | -0.45% |
| 2 | 2026-05-17 | 0.72% | 1.81% | +1.10% |
| 3 | 2026-02-01 | — | 0.72% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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2.8 | 5.9 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/20210607/cve_public/blob/main/ruoyi_case/CVE-2025-28408.md | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/yangzongzhuan/RuoYi | Product |