Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-56139

Linkedin 4.1.1087.2

Published
03 September 2025
Modified
17 June 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 5.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0033 25th percentile
Risk Priority 43 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-56139 is a medium-severity The UI Performs the Wrong Action (CWE-449) vulnerability in Linkedin Linkedin. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique User Execution (T1204); ranked at the 25th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-8 (Security and Privacy Engineering Principles) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

LinkedIn Mobile Application for Android version 4.1.1087.2 fails to update link preview metadata (image, title, description) when a user replaces the original URL in a post or comment before publishing. As a result, the stale preview remains visible while the…

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clickable link points to a different URL, which can be malicious. This UI misrepresentation enables attackers to deceive users by displaying trusted previews for harmful links, facilitating phishing attacks and user confusion.

CWE(s)
CWE-449

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1204 User Execution Execution
An adversary may rely upon specific actions by a user in order to gain execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1566 Phishing Initial Access
Adversaries may send phishing messages to gain access to victim systems.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-43585Shared CWE-449
CVE-2024-49041Shared CWE-449
CVE-2024-24698Shared CWE-449
CVE-2023-36535Shared CWE-449
CVE-2025-26643Shared CWE-449
CVE-2024-38083Shared CWE-449
CVE-2023-43588Shared CWE-449
CVE-2025-13637Shared CWE-449
CVE-2024-43577Shared CWE-449
CVE-2025-49736Shared CWE-449

Affected Assets

linkedin
linkedin
4.1.1087.2

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 1 hardening rule · 1 OS baseline
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Applying security engineering principles during design and implementation reduces the likelihood that UI logic will map user requests to incorrect operations.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require correct UI behavior matching user intent via design, requirements, and testing.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development and acceptance validates that UI actions match user intent and requirements.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle includes UI/UX requirements and testing that directly prevent the interface from executing the wrong action.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly capture correct user-action mapping and expected behavior.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding practices enforce correct control-flow and input-to-action mapping in the UI layer.

A.8.32 Change management partial match
prevents

Change management can catch UI defects before release but does not itself define correct action semantics.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Ubuntu 22.04 (1 rule)
  • V-260539 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must disable the x86 Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence if a graphical user interface is installed. prevents CWE-449

References