CVE-2025-49795
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libxml2 when processing XPath XML expressions. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input to libxml2, leading to a denial of service.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.59%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 47
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact90 %
Vulnerabilidad remota (AV:N, PR:N, UI:N) en librería expuesta; entrada XML malformada causa desreferencia nula → DoS por consumo de recursos de aplicación.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-825
Referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10630
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19020
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7519
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-49795
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372379
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/932
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
JSON original (NVD)
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