Vulnerability · CVE-2025-9558
There is a potential OOB Write vulnerability in the gen_prov_start function in pb_adv.c.
Published Nov 26, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 13, 2026 · Zephyr
Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-9558. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Zephyr is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- High7.6
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.20%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor zephyrproject-rtos Zephyr * <4.2.2
There is a potential OOB Write vulnerability in the gen_prov_start function in pb_adv.c. The full length of the received data is copied into the link.rx.buf receiver buffer without any validation on the data size.
Are you affected?
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- vendor zephyrproject-rtos Zephyr * <4.2.2* <4.2.2
How to fix CVE-2025-9558
Upgrade
CVE-2025-9558 lists a fix boundary at 4.2.2. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Seen in * <4.2.2
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-9558. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Zephyr is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with zephyrproject-rtos Zephyr * <4.2.2 * <4.2.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.20%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 26, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
There is a potential OOB Write vulnerability in the gen_prov_start function in pb_adv.c. The full length of the received data is copied into the link.rx.buf receiver buffer without any validation on the data size.
Oct 13, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
There is a potential OOB Write vulnerability in the gen_prov_start function in pb_adv.c. The full length of the received data is copied into the link.rx.buf receiver buffer without any validation on the data size.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-9558
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-9558
30-day exploitation probability 0.20%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-199712
There is a potential OOB Write vulnerability in the gen_prov_start function in pb_adv.c. The full length of the received data is copied into the link.rx.buf receiver buffer without any validation on the data size.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
- EUVDOct 26, 2026