CVE-2025-7424 | Libxslt: type confusion in xmlnode.psvi between stylesheet and source nodes

A flaw was found in the libxslt library. The same memory field, psvi, is used for both stylesheet and input data, which can lead to type confusion during XML transformations. This vulnerability allows an attacker to crash the application or corrupt memory. In some cases, it may lead to denial of service or unexpected behavior.

Published: 2025-07-10 Last update: 2026-04-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-7424 is rated Moderate Risk (50.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-7424

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 2026-05-06 0.11% 0.37% +0.27%
2 2026-03-17 0.39% 0.11% -0.28%
3 2026-02-03 — 0.39% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-7424

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-7424

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-7424

GHSA-w4gx-392p-5m58 · Severity: high — A flaw was found in the libxslt library. The same memory field, psvi, is used for both stylesheet...

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-7424

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-7424 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxslt), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-7424
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7424
suse high CVE-2025-7424 severity important: SUSE including 255 source package names (2.1.3-6.73:libxslt1-1.1.38-slfo.1.1_4.1, 2.2.1-7.2:libxslt1-1.1.38-slfo.1.1_4.1, …), 439 product×package rows across 76 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, … (76 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Known Not Affected 122, Fixed 86. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7424/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-7424 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxslt), 9 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 9. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-7424

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-7424

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xmlsoft libxslt — cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openshift_container_platform 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-7424

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