How severe is CVE-2025-69652?

CVE-2025-69652 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.2, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-69652 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (7th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-69652?

CVE-2025-69652 affects Gnu Binutils. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-69652?

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

Does CVE-2025-69652 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-69652 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-208348.

When was CVE-2025-69652 published?

CVE-2025-69652 was published on 2026-03-06 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-69652

CVE-2025-69652 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils with a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.2. 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-460.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 6.2)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (7th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-208348
Weakness: CWE-460
Affected product: Gnu Binutils
Published: 2026-03-06
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a vulnerability that leads to an abort (SIGABRT) when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed DWARF abbrev or debug information. Due to incomplete state cleanup in process_debug_info(), an invalid debug_info_p state may propagate into DWARF attribute parsing routines. When certain malformed attributes result in an unexpected data length of zero, byte_get_little_endian() triggers a fatal abort. No evidence of memory corruption or code execution was observed; the impact is limited to denial of service.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-69652?: GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a vulnerability that leads to an abort (SIGABRT) when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed DWARF abbrev or debug information. Due to incomplete state cleanup in process_debug_info(), an invalid debug_info_p state may propagate into DWARF attribute parsing routines. When certain malformed attributes result in an unexpected data length of zero, byte_get_little_endian() triggers a fatal abort. No evidence of memory corruption or code execution was observed; the impact is limited to denial of service.
How severe is CVE-2025-69652?: CVE-2025-69652 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.2, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-69652 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (7th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-69652?: CVE-2025-69652 affects Gnu Binutils. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-69652?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2025-69652 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-69652 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-208348.
When was CVE-2025-69652 published?: CVE-2025-69652 was published on 2026-03-06 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

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