# CVE-2025-27258: Ericsson Network Manager: escalation of privilege vulnerability


- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 14 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jf4r-c3cj-ww35

## What is CVE-2025-27258?

CVE-2025-27258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ericsson Network Manager(ENM), published on 13 Oct 2025. 

### Official description

Ericsson Network Manager (ENM) versions prior to ENM 25.1 GA contain a vulnerability, if exploited, can result in an escalation of privilege.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27258?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ericsson Network Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-27258?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27258 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-27258 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ericsson Network Manager(ENM)

- [CVE-2023-39909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39909/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-25007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25007/): Ericsson Network Manager - Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements Vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-46408](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46408/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2021-28488](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-28488/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-32570](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32570/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-27258 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-27258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ericsson Network Manager(ENM), published on 13 Oct 2025. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ericsson Network Manager(ENM). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-27258/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-27258/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-27258
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27258
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-27258

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-27258/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.