CVE-2025-49794
Published: 16 June 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-49794 is a critical-severity Expired Pointer Dereference (CWE-825) vulnerability in Siemens (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 36.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-18412
Vulnerability details
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…
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as input for libxml, resulting in the program's crash using libxml or other possible undefined behaviors.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
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