Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Imaris Viewer - CVE-2025-9274
Published: August 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114396
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-9274
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Oxford Instruments
Affected software:
Imaris Viewer
Imaris Viewer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling untrusted data. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted IMS file, trigger access to an uninitialized pointer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-9274
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.