Out-of-bounds write in Fade In - CVE-2025-53855
Published: October 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117783
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-2025-53855
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GCC Productions
Affected software:
Fade In
Fade In
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in the XML parser functionality. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .fadein file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-53855
Install updates from vendor's website.