Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-65084

HighUpdated

Published: 25 November 2025

Published
25 November 2025
Modified
12 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v4 8.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0019 40.9th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-65084 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Ashlar Argon. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 40.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-65084 is an Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability (CWE-787) present in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt, Xenon, Argon, Lithium, and Cobalt Share versions 12.6.1204.207 and prior. Published on 2025-11-25, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), marking it as critical due to its potential for severe impact.

A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Exploitation could allow the attacker to disclose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Mitigation details are provided in the CISA ICS Advisory ICSA-25-329-01, available at https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-329-01.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability is present in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt, Xenon, Argon, Lithium, and Cobalt Share versions 12.6.1204.216 and prior that could allow an attacker to disclose information or execute arbitrary code.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Why these techniques?

Remote unauthenticated network exploitation leading to arbitrary code execution or information disclosure directly maps to T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-65085Same product: Ashlar Argon
CVE-2023-39943Same product: Ashlar Cobalt
CVE-2025-25742Shared CWE-787
CVE-2026-21897Shared CWE-787
CVE-2024-57704Shared CWE-787
CVE-2024-57579Shared CWE-787
CVE-2024-57581Shared CWE-787
CVE-2026-0114Shared CWE-787
CVE-2024-11345Shared CWE-787
CVE-2026-41678Shared CWE-787

Affected Assets

ashlar
argon
≤ 12.2.1204.207
ashlar
cobalt
≤ 12.2.1204.207
ashlar
cobalt share
≤ 12.2.1204.207
ashlar
lithium
≤ 12.2.1204.207
ashlar
xenon
≤ 12.2.1204.207

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly requires timely remediation of known vulnerabilities such as this out-of-bounds write in Ashlar-Vellum products.

prevent

Enforces validation of all inputs to block the malformed data that triggers the out-of-bounds write (CWE-787).

prevent

Applies memory-protection mechanisms that can mitigate exploitation of the memory-corruption flaw even if input validation fails.

References