Stack-based Buffer OverflowWeakness · CWE-121

CVE-2025-41426

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-21
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Affected Vertiv products contain a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain code execution on the device.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in multiple Vertiv products. This memory corruption flaw allows an attacker to overwrite stack memory beyond allocated bounds, potentially achieving arbitrary code execution on the affected device.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied patches or firmware updates immediately. If no patch is available, isolate affected devices on restricted network segments and monitor for exploitation attempts.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Vertiv devices in your environment
    Review network inventories, asset management systems, or conduct network scans to enumerate Vertiv hardware (e.g., Liebert UPS systems, Geist PDUs, or other Vertiv infrastructure equipment). Note the exact model numbers and firmware versions installed.
    Affected if Any Vertiv product is found without confirmed patched firmware from the vendor.
  2. Locate firmware version information
    Access the device management interface (web UI, CLI, or SNMP) and navigate to the system information, about, or firmware status section. Record the exact firmware version string displayed.
    Affected if The installed firmware version cannot be confirmed as patched by Vertiv or does not match a known fixed version from vendor advisories.
  3. Determine if network management services are exposed
    Check device network configuration to see if management interfaces (web GUI, SNMP, telnet, or proprietary management ports) are listening on accessible network segments. Review firewall rules and access control lists governing these services.
    Affected if The device management interface is reachable from untrusted or external network segments.
  4. Identify the vulnerable code path
    Review Vertiv security advisories for CVE-2025-41426 to identify which specific service, feature, or API handles the vulnerable input that triggers the stack buffer overflow.
    Affected if The identified vulnerable service or feature is enabled and processing external input.
  5. Check for signs of exploitation
    Review device logs, network traffic captures, and intrusion detection alerts for evidence of anomalous memory access patterns, crashes, or unauthorized command execution attempts targeting the device.
    Affected if Logs show unexpected crashes, memory corruption indicators, or suspicious management activity.

You are affected if you have any Vertiv product running firmware that has not been confirmed patched for CVE-2025-41426, with management interfaces or vulnerable services exposed to network attackers.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied patches or firmware updates immediately. If no patch is available, isolate affected devices on restricted network segments and monitor for exploitation attempts.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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