CVE-2025-9966 (GCVE-0-2025-9966)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-23 11:41 – Updated: 2026-03-31 12:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Summary
Improper privilege management vulnerability in Novakon P series allows attackers to gain root privileges if one service is compromized.This issue affects P series: P – V2001.A.C518o2 until P-2.0.05 Build
2026.02.06 (commit d0f97fd9).
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-23 19:21 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
4 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novakon | P series (P07, P10, P12, P15) |
Affected:
P – V2001.A.c518o2 , ≤ P-V2005
(custom)
|
guessed |
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