CVE-2025-68463

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

0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 24.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-13.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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

2025-12-18 05:40Z10 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-08 18:28Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-12-18

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.9)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

1306b09085d9b374056e3d083d1ca1735a1879d24592ab4f25bf1713774ceed8

• github.comhttps://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/5109
• pypi.orghttps://pypi.org/project/biopython/1.87/
• github.comhttps://github.com/biopython/biopython/blob/master/NEWS.rst
• github.comhttps://github.com/biopython/biopython/commit/736c96f37b190732ecca9da80ad0cb9d4967214d
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/08/16