CVE-2025-53964

CRITICALNVD 9.69.6—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

9.6

GoldenDict 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 has an exposed dangerous method that allows reading and modifying files when a user adds a crafted dictionary and then searches for any term included in that dictionary.

CVSS v3: 9.6
EG Score: 9.6(medium)
EPSS: 56.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 17, 2025

Last Modified

November 6, 2025

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/goldendict/goldendict/releases
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/tigr78/CVE-2025-53964

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-749Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-30 01:46 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-30 01:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-53964?

CVE-2025-53964 is a critical vulnerability published on July 17, 2025. GoldenDict 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 has an exposed dangerous method that allows reading and modifying files when a user adds a crafted dictionary and then searches for any term included in that dictionary.

When was CVE-2025-53964 disclosed?

CVE-2025-53964 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 17, 2025, with the most recent update on November 6, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-53964 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-53964 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 56.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-53964?

CVE-2025-53964 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-53964?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-53964, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2025-53964

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