CVE-2025-6170
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
2.5
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
25.1th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-121
Published 2025-06-16 · modified 2026-09-01
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | H | High |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | R | Required |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | N | None |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | L | Low |
Timeline
- 2025-06-16 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-01 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
A flaw was found in the interactive shell of the xmllint command-line tool, used for parsing XML files. When a user inputs an overly long command, the program does not check the input size properly, which can cause it to crash. This issue might allow attackers to run harmful code in rare configurations without modern protections.
Affected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36734
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39304
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39317
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44481
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46836
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53371
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7519
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6170
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372952
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/941
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00014.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html