How severe is CVE-2025-32414?

CVE-2025-32414 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.6, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity low, and availability low.

Is CVE-2025-32414 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (25th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-32414?

CVE-2025-32414 affects Xmlsoft Libxml2. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-32414?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2025-32414 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-32414 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-10440.

When was CVE-2025-32414 published?

CVE-2025-32414 was published on 2025-04-08 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-32414

CVE-2025-32414 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxml2 with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.6. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-252.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.6)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (25th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-10440
Weakness: CWE-252
Affected product: Xmlsoft Libxml2
Published: 2025-04-08
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In libxml2 before 2.13.8 and 2.14.x before 2.14.2, out-of-bounds memory access can occur in the Python API (Python bindings) because of an incorrect return value. This occurs in xmlPythonFileRead and xmlPythonFileReadRaw because of a difference between bytes and characters.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-32414?: In libxml2 before 2.13.8 and 2.14.x before 2.14.2, out-of-bounds memory access can occur in the Python API (Python bindings) because of an incorrect return value. This occurs in xmlPythonFileRead and xmlPythonFileReadRaw because of a difference between bytes and characters.
How severe is CVE-2025-32414?: CVE-2025-32414 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.6, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity low, and availability low.
Is CVE-2025-32414 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (25th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-32414?: CVE-2025-32414 affects Xmlsoft Libxml2. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-32414?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2025-32414 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-32414 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-10440.
When was CVE-2025-32414 published?: CVE-2025-32414 was published on 2025-04-08 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

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