CVE Explorer
CVE-2025-7997
Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of XE files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unknown","product":"Cobalt","vendor":"Ashlar-Vellum","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"12 SP1"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b7dd0d34d0a9b5e69b1d04af3b57d1d0732ec7ce9cb33cec62ea0e8f91f66979 · sha256:65ee8b888159c0cd… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.0"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b7dd0d34d0a9b5e69b1d04af3b57d1d0732ec7ce9cb33cec62ea0e8f91f66979 · sha256:65ee8b888159c0cd… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-125","description":"CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b7dd0d34d0a9b5e69b1d04af3b57d1d0732ec7ce9cb33cec62ea0e8f91f66979 · sha256:65ee8b888159c0cd… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"ZDI-25-719","tags":["x_research-advisory"],"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-719/"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b7dd0d34d0a9b5e69b1d04af3b57d1d0732ec7ce9cb33cec62ea0e8f91f66979 · sha256:65ee8b888159c0cd… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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