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TI-2025-08998 Aliases CVE-2025-9809GHSA-2cg7-x3pg-q7xf

Out-of-bounds write in libretro-common

Priority LOW 39CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Out-of-bounds write in cdfs_open_cue_track in libretro libretro-common latest on all platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .cue file with a file path exceeding PATH_MAX_LENGTH that is copied using memcpy into a fixed-size buffer.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00424 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
libretrolibretro-commonall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • libretro-common Vendorlibretro Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libretro:libretro-common:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerablelibretro
  • cpe:2.3:a:libretro:libretro-common:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·libretro

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9809
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2cg7-x3pg-q7xf

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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