Type confusion in libxslt - CVE-2025-7424

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Type confusion in libxslt - CVE-2025-7424

Published: July 31, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU113534
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-7424
CWE-ID: CWE-843
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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in xmlNode.psvi. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML input to the application, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-7424

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

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