CVE-2025-24855
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:59 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibxslt
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.43 has a use-after-free because, in nested XPath evaluations, an XPath context node can be modified but never restored. This is related to xsltNumberFormatGetValue, xsltEvalXPathPredicate, xsltEvalXPathStringNs, and xsltComputeSortResultInternal.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/-/issues/128Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00015.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
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CVSS
7.8HIGHmitre
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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