CVE-2025-59933

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 8.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-19.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-09-29 22:04Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-12-24 14:49Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-09-23

Assigning CNA

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Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-126Buffer Over-readVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5472b5caa4a3886d347c1e08b26932614f026e3ecf33c783c86836ce23caeb46

• github.comhttps://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-q8px-4w5q-c2r4x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/a58bfae9223a5466cc81ba9fe6dfb08233cf17d1x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/tag/v8.17.2x_refsource_MISC
• www.vicarius.iohttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59933-detect-libvips-vulnerability
• www.vicarius.iohttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59933-mitigate-libvips-vulnerability