CVE-2025-5865RT-Thread Parameter lwp_syscall.c sys_select memory corruption
- 8.6HighCVSS base score
- 0.96%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 38% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
A vulnerability was found in RT-Thread 5.1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function sys_select of the file rt-thread/components/lwp/lwp_syscall.c of the component Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument timeout leads to memory corruption. The vendor explains, that "[t]he timeout parameter should be checked to check if it can be accessed correctly in kernel mode and used temporarily in kernel memory."
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Show the exploits1
References tagged exploit1 reference
- https://github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread/issues/10298 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingexploit
Timeline
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Published
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | High8.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | High7.7 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:ND/RL:ND/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 4.0 | High8.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.96% · top 38% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.6.
Affected products
RT-Thread
- affected 5.1.0
References
References5
- VDB-311624 | RT-Thread Parameter lwp_syscall.c sys_select memory corruption (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-311624 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #584124 | RT-Thread 5.1.0 Improper Handling of Parameters (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread/issues/10298 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingexploit
- https://github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread/issues/10298#issuecomment-2894952150 (opens in a new tab)issue-tracking
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2025-17440 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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