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TI-2025-30777 Aliases CVE-2025-48498GHSA-wm6m-r6vf-23qh

NULL pointer dereference in Bloomberg Comdb2

Priority HIGH 72CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

A null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the Distributed Transaction component of Bloomberg Comdb2 8.1 when processing a number of fields used for coordination. A specially crafted protocol buffer message can lead to a denial of service. An attacker can simply connect to a database instance over TCP and send the crafted message to trigger this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00629 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
BloombergComdb28.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Comdb2 VendorBloomberg Affected 8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bloomberg:comdb2:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableBloomberg
  • cpe:2.3:a:bloomberg:comdb2:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Bloomberg

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-48498
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wm6m-r6vf-23qh
  3. 2026-10-28 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2025-29093 Reachable assertion in Bloomberg Comdb2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-24860 NULL pointer dereference in Bloomberg Comdb2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-24856 Reachable assertion in Bloomberg Comdb2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-24600 NULL pointer dereference in Bloomberg Comdb2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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