CVE-2025-69784
Local IOCTL exploit in OpenEDR kernel driver enables SYSTEM RCE via DLL hijack.
Is CVE-2025-69784 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2025-69784 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.18% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2025-69784?
CVE-2025-69784 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-69784?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2025-69784, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2025-69784 affect?
CVE-2025-69784 affects OpenEDR 2.5.1.0 kernel driver. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2025-69784?
Await vendor patch; apply mitigations for IOCTL surface if available.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local privilege escalation to SYSTEM by hijacking DLL load path and loading attacker DLL into high-privilege processes.
Patch when possible