Is CVE-2025-1372 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2025-1372 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2025-1372 be exploited remotely?

No. CVE-2025-1372 requires local access to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-1372?

CVE-2025-1372 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2025-1372

CWE-119Published: February 17, 2025· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dump_data_section/print_string_section of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument z/x leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 73db9d2021cab9e23fd734b0a76a612d52a6f1db. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-1372 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-119): Buffer overflow vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service by corrupting adjacent memory.