How severe is CVE-2025-4690?

CVE-2025-4690 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability low.

Is CVE-2025-4690 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (10th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-4690?

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

Does CVE-2025-4690 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-4690 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-25177.

When was CVE-2025-4690 published?

CVE-2025-4690 was published on 2025-08-19 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-4690

CVE-2025-4690 is a medium-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.3. 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-1333.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 4.3)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (10th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-25177
Weakness: CWE-1333
Published: 2025-08-19
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A regular expression used by AngularJS' linky https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ngSanitize/filter/linky filter to detect URLs in input text is vulnerable to super-linear runtime due to backtracking. With a large carefully-crafted input, this can cause a Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Regular_expression_Denial_of_Service_-_ReDoS attack on the application. This issue affects all versions of AngularJS. Note: The AngularJS project is End-of-Life and will not receive any updates to address this issue. For more information see here https://docs.angularjs.org/misc/version-support-status .

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-4690?: A regular expression used by AngularJS' linky https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ngSanitize/filter/linky filter to detect URLs in input text is vulnerable to super-linear runtime due to backtracking. With a large carefully-crafted input, this can cause a Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Regular_expression_Denial_of_Service_-_ReDoS attack on the application. This issue affects all versions of AngularJS. Note: The AngularJS project is End-of-Life and will not receive any updates to address this issue. For more information see here https://docs.angularjs.org/misc/version-support-status .
How severe is CVE-2025-4690?: CVE-2025-4690 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability low.
Is CVE-2025-4690 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (10th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-4690?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2025-4690 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-4690 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-25177.
When was CVE-2025-4690 published?: CVE-2025-4690 was published on 2025-08-19 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

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