Use-after-free in libxslt - CVE-2025-7425

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Use-after-free in libxslt - CVE-2025-7425

Published: July 31, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU113533
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-7425
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Affected software:
libxslt

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xsltSetSourceNodeFlags() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML input to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-7425

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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