CVE-2025-65409
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:55 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRecutils
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC
Description
A divide-by-zero in the encryption/decryption routines of GNU Recutils v1.9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via inputting an empty value as a password.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Mailing ListPatch
Source: cverecord
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-recutils/2025-10/msg00004.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/MAXEUR5/Vulnerability_Disclosures/blob/main/2025/CVE-2025-65409.mdSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-369
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