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CVE-2025-49794
A use-after-free vulnerability was found in libxml2. This issue occurs when parsing XPath elements under certain circums
A use-after-free vulnerability was found in libxml2. This issue occurs when parsing XPath elements under certain circumstances when the XML schematron has the <sch:name path="..."/> schema elements. This flaw allows a malicious actor to craft a malicious XML document used as input for libxml, resulting in the program's crash using libxml or other possible undefined behaviors.
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1
EPSS 0.00445
Act now
- Public exploit or PoC is available
- SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
- CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0
YARA rules0
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How to read a CVE - triage first, then detect and patch
This page is every public fact about CVE-2025-49794, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked.
EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal.
CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score.
Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits.
PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).
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ATT&CK techniques
1Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.
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Weakness Classification
CWE-825Expired Pointer Dereference
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Public Exploits & PoCs
9These PoC and exploit links come from public sources and are not verified to be safe or functional. Review the code before running anything, and treat unverified entries as untrusted.
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Fixed versions by distribution
21The package version that resolves this CVE on each Linux distribution, from the vendor’s published security data. fixed in shows a patched version exists; open means the package is listed as affected with no fix yet.
alpine edgelibxml2 fixed in 2.13.9-r0
oracle alllibxml2 fixed in 0:2.9.13-10.el9_6
oracle alllibxml2-devel open
oracle alllibxml2-python open
oracle alllibxml2-static open
oracle allpython3-libxml2 fixed in 0:2.9.13-10.el9_6
rhel 8libxml2 open
rhel 8libxml2-devel open
rhel 8python3-libxml2 open
rhel 9libxml2 open
rhel 9libxml2-devel open
rhel 9python3-libxml2 open
suse sle15libxml2-2 fixed in 0:2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
suse sle15libxml2-2-32bit fixed in 0:2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
suse sle15libxml2-devel fixed in 0:2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
suse sle15libxml2-tools fixed in 0:2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
suse sle15python2-libxml2-python fixed in 0:2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
suse sle15python3-libxml2 fixed in 0:2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
suse sle15python3-libxml2-python fixed in 0:2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
suse sle15python311-libxml2 fixed in 0:2.12.10-150700.4.3.1
suse sle15ruby2.5-rubygem-nokogiri open
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Scoring & Timeline
9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · [email protected]
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
High
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories
30🔗
References & Sources
15Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.