CVE-2025-1424 - CVE House

Status published High CVE-2025-1424

Privilege Escalation Through SUID Binary and Developer Mode

8.6 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in PocketBook InkPad Color 3 allows attackers to escalate to root privileges if they gain physical access to the device. This issue affects InkPad Color 3 in version U743k3.6.8.3671.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Benjamin Faller, Redguard AG

References

https://www.redguard.ch/blog/2025/03/04/security-advisory-pocketbook-inkpad-color-3/

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

InkPad Color 3

Vulnerable Versions:

U743k3.6.8.3671

Timeline

Official Publish: March 4th, 2025

Last Modified: March 4th, 2025

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1078 Valid Accounts

Persistence

T1098 Account Manipulation

Privilege Escalation

T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism