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CVE-2025-8732

3.3 · LOW

A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5.

Published Aug 8, 2025CWE-404EPSS 0.22%

Overview

CVE-2025-8732 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 8, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function xmlParseSGMLCatalog of the component xmlcatalog. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled recursion. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The code maintainer explains, that "[t]he issue can only be triggered with untrusted SGML catalogs and it makes absolutely no sense to use untrusted catalogs. I also doubt that anyone is still using SGML catalogs at all."

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refdrive.google.com/file/d/1woIeYVcSQB_NwfEhaVnX6MedpWJ_nqWl/view?usp=drive_linkRefgitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/958Refgitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/958#note_2505853Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.319228Refvuldb.com/?id.319228Refvuldb.com/?submit.622285Refcert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8732?

CVE-2025-8732 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 8, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2025-8732?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-8732?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-8732?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2025-8732 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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