CVE-2025-5914

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 70% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library, specifically within the archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() function. This flaw involves an integer overflow that can ultimately lead to a double-free condition. Exploiting a double-free vulnerability can result in memory corruption, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
51(Track)
EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
38%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 9, 2025

Last Modified

September 9, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jun 25, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP So

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14808
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14644
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14594
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14528
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Serv

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14525
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14142
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14141
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14137
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14135
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14130

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-5914(20)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(30)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibarchive13 (3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm4) @ trusty2026-09-09ubuntu
ubuntulibarchive13t64 (3.7.4-1ubuntu0.3) @ oracular2026-09-09ubuntu
redhatrhcos-415.92.202601271320-02026-02-05redhat
redhatopenshift-serverless-1/logic-swf-devmode-rhel8:1.36.0-72026-01-22redhat
redhatrhcos-416.94.202601071926-02026-01-15redhat
redhatcompliance/openshift-file-integrity-rhel8-operator:v1.32025-11-21redhat
redhatcompliance/openshift-compliance-rhel8-operator:1.8.02025-11-20redhat
redhatrhcos-414.92.202510211419-02025-10-30redhat
redhatrhcos-418.94.202510230424-02025-10-29redhat
redhatrhcos-4.19.9.6.202510140714-02025-10-22redhat
redhatrhcos-417.94.202510112152-02025-10-22redhat
redhatrhcos-4.20.9.6.202509251656-02025-10-21redhat
redhatcert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9:v1.16.5-17605157572025-10-16redhat
redhatdiscovery/discovery-server-rhel9:2.2.1-17585559342025-09-23redhat
redhatweb-terminal/web-terminal-tooling-rhel9:1.11-82025-09-15redhat
redhatweb-terminal/web-terminal-tooling-rhel9:1.12-42025-09-15redhat
redhatopenshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-rhel9-operator:1.10.2-17574218902025-09-11redhat
redhatlibarchive-0:3.5.3-5.el9_22025-09-02redhat
redhatlibarchive-0:3.3.3-6.el8_62025-08-28redhat
redhatlibarchive-0:3.1.2-14.el7_9.12025-08-28redhat
redhatlibarchive-0:3.3.3-1.el8_4.12025-08-28redhat
redhatinsights-proxy/insights-proxy-container-rhel9:1.5.6-17561874452025-08-26redhat
redhatrhosdt/jaeger-rhel8-operator:rhosdt-3.5-17561164452025-08-26redhat
redhatlibarchive-0:3.3.2-8.el8_2.12025-08-25redhat
redhatlibarchive-0:3.3.3-5.el8_8.12025-08-25redhat
redhatlibarchive-0:3.5.3-2.el9_0.12025-08-20redhat
redhatlibarchive-0:3.3.3-6.el8_102025-08-20redhat
redhatlibarchive-0:3.5.3-6.el9_62025-08-20redhat
redhatlibarchive-0:3.7.7-4.el10_02025-08-20redhat
redhatlibarchive-0:3.5.3-4.el9_4.12025-08-20redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libarchive3.4.3-2, 3.4.3-2+deb11u1, 3.4.3-2+deb11u23.4.3-2+deb11u3—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libarchive3.6.2-1, 3.6.2-1+deb12u1, 3.6.2-1+deb12u23.6.2-1+deb12u3—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libarchive—3.7.4-4—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libarchive—3.7.4-4—

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(9)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 69× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 283 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-17 19:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-09 03:20 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-09 03:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-09 03:12 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-09 03:12 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-09 03:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-07 20:28 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-07 20:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-07 19:30 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-07 19:30 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-07 19:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-07 16:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-06 04:25 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-06 04:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-06 04:00 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-06 04:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-05 16:25 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-05 16:25 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-05 16:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-05 15:21 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-05 15:21 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-05 15:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-01 12:32 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-01 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-01 11:57 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-01 11:57 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-01 11:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-31 17:27 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-31 17:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-31 17:02 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-31 17:02 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-08-31 17:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-30 19:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  27. 2026-08-25 06:31 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-08-25 06:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-25 06:05 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-25 06:05 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-08-25 06:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-24 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-23 13:22 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-08-23 13:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-23 12:26 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-08-23 12:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-23 02:28 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-08-23 02:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-23 01:36 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-23 01:36 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-08-23 01:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-23 00:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  44. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-19 01:20 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-08-19 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-19 00:31 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-19 00:31 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-19 00:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-18 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-18 09:29 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-08-18 09:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-18 08:30 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-08-18 08:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-18 07:53 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-08-18 07:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-17 14:22 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-08-17 14:22 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-17 14:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-17 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-08-17 13:31 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-08-17 13:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-17 08:23 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-08-17 08:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-17 07:52 UTCVendor advisory
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  68. 2026-08-16 19:25 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-08-16 19:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-08-16 18:58 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-08-16 18:58 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-08-16 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-16 14:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-08-16 11:33 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-16 11:33 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-5914?
CVE-2025-5914 is a high vulnerability published on June 9, 2025. A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library, specifically within the archivereadformatrarseek_data() function. This flaw involves an integer overflow that can ultimately lead to a double-free condition. Exploiting a double-free vulnerability can result in memory corruption,…
When was CVE-2025-5914 disclosed?
CVE-2025-5914 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 9, 2025, with the most recent update on September 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-5914 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-5914 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 62.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-5914?
CVE-2025-5914 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-5914?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-5914, 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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