In certain circumstances, an issue in Arm Cortex-A57, Cortex-A72 (revisions before r1p0), Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A75 may allow an adversary to gain a weak form of control over the victim's branch history.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.1, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 8 products from arm, from arm, from arm and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2025-01-22T16:15:28.790
2025-12-18T15:47:30.560
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 5.1 (MEDIUM)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | arm | cortex-a57_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | arm | cortex-a57 | - | No |
| Operating System | arm | cortex-a72_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | arm | cortex-a72 | - | No |
| Operating System | arm | cortex-a73_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | arm | cortex-a73 | - | No |
| Operating System | arm | cortex-a75_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | arm | cortex-a75 | - | No |
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