BehaviorTree XML Parser xml_parsing.cpp loadDocImpl null pointer dereference
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-404Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-404.
Summary
A vulnerability was identified in BehaviorTree up to 4.7.0. This vulnerability affects the function XMLParser::PImpl::loadDocImpl of the file /src/xml_parsing.cpp of the component XML Parser. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00208 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | BehaviorTree | 4.0; 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BehaviorTree Vendor— Affected 4.0; 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:behaviortree:behaviortree:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.7.0 | Vulnerable | Behaviortree |
- cpe:2.3:a:behaviortree:behaviortree:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.7.0 Vulnerable ·Behaviortree
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11013
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g4x3-c7qw-7jmf
References
More Behaviortree vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-10082 BehaviorTree Diagnostic Message script_parser.cpp ParseScript stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2025-10081 BehaviorTree json_export.cpp fromJson null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-11013 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11013 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g4x3-c7qw-7jmf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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