CVE-2025-24855

Name: CVE-2025-24855
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-03-14T02:15:15.717+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.32%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-24855 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.32%

24.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Xmlsoft	Libxslt	< 1.1.43

References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/-/issues/128Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00015.html

Timeline

Published: Mar 14, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-24855?

How severe is CVE-2025-24855?

CVE-2025-24855 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-24855?

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Source: NVD / NIST