The vulnerability allows any authenticated user to cause the PeerTube server to stop functioning in a persistent manner. If user import is enabled (which is the default setting), any registered user can upload an archive for importing. The code uses the yauzl library for reading the archive. If the yauzl library encounters a filename that is considered illegal, it raises an exception that is uncaught by PeerTube, leading to a crash which repeats infinitely on startup.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-32944 is rated Exploit Available (53.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-26 | 0.01% | 0.14% | +0.14% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 0.09% | 0.01% | -0.09% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 0.09% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/releases/tag/v7.1.1 | Release Notes |
| https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/peertube-archive-persistent-dos/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |