Use-after-free in OpenEXR - CVE-2025-64183
Published: November 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118760
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-64183
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the PyObject_StealAttrString() function in pyOpenEXR_old.cpp. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted EXR file and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected software
OpenEXR
How to mitigate CVE-2025-64183
Install updates from vendor's website.
OpenEXR - addressed in versions 3.2.5, 3.3.6, 3.4.3