Deserialization of Untrusted Data in PatrickStar - CVE-2025-13706
Published: December 2, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118966
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-2025-13706
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data within the merge_checkpoint endpoint. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
PatrickStar
How to mitigate CVE-2025-13706
Install updates from vendor's website.