CVE-2025-32981 Privilege escalation in n/a
High 7.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-32981 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2025-32981 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-32981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2025-32981/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-32981/index.md)
Local attackers can exploit insecure file permissions on nGeniusCLI to escalate privileges within NETSCOUT nGeniusONE.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-32981?
CVE-2025-32981 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE before 6.4.0 b2350 allows local users to leverage Insecure Permissions for the nGeniusCLI File.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-32981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netscout Ngeniusone.
How do I fix CVE-2025-32981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-32981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-32981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-32981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h656-x889-hh62.