CVE-2025-61661
A vulnerability has been identified in the GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader) component. This flaw occurs because the bootloader mishandles string conversion when reading information from a USB device, allowing an attacker to exploit inconsistent length values. A local attacker can connect a maliciously configured USB device during the boot sequence to trigger this issue. A successful exploitation may lead GRUB to crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Data corruption may be also possible, although given the complexity of the exploit the impact is most likely limited.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 10% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- CWE
- CWE-131
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced