CVE-2025-54518

HIGHPre-NVD 7.07.3▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 80% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
7.0
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Improper isolation of shared resources within the CPU operation cache on Zen 2-based products could allow an attacker to corrupt instructions executed at a different privilege level, potentially resulting in privilege escalation.

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
7.3(medium)
EPSS
17.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 15, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 15, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

XSA-490 - Xen Security Advisories

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-490.html
generic

oss-security - Xen Security Advisory 490 v1 (CVE-2025-54518) - x86: CPU Opcode Cache corruption

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/12/15

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-54518(3)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 55× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 189 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-07-09 19:09 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-04 06:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-02 17:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-30 04:33 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7
  8. 2026-06-29 21:34 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-06-29 21:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-06-28 11:02 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-06-28 11:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-28 04:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-27 22:18 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-06-27 22:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-27 08:30 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-06-27 08:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-26 20:14 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-06-26 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-25 18:56 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-06-25 18:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  30. 2026-06-23 21:32 UTCEPSS rescore
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  40. 2026-06-18 04:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-06-17 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-06-17 13:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-06-17 00:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-16 11:55 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-06-16 11:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-06-15 23:38 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-06-15 23:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-06-15 17:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-06-14 23:55 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-06-14 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-06-14 23:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-14 11:36 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-06-14 11:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-13 23:21 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-06-13 23:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-06-12 23:49 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-06-12 23:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-12 23:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-06-12 11:32 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-06-12 11:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-06-11 23:14 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-06-11 23:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  68. 2026-06-11 10:59 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-06-11 10:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-06-10 22:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-06-10 22:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  73. 2026-06-10 13:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  75. 2026-06-10 10:27 UTCVendor advisory

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-54518?
CVE-2025-54518 is a high vulnerability published on May 15, 2026. Improper isolation of shared resources within the CPU operation cache on Zen 2-based products could allow an attacker to corrupt instructions executed at a different privilege level, potentially resulting in privilege escalation.
When was CVE-2025-54518 disclosed?
CVE-2025-54518 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 15, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-54518 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-54518 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 17.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-54518?
CVE-2025-54518 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.3.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-54518?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-54518, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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