Vulnerability in PointCloudLibrary PCL
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-494.
Summary
Vulnerability in PointCloudLibrary PCL (surface/src/3rdparty/opennurbs modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files crc32.C. This vulnerability is only relevant if the PCL version is older than 1.14.0 or the user specifically requests to not use the system zlib (WITH_SYSTEM_ZLIB=FALSE).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
No affected products listed by the sources yet.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-52937
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2fqm-p827-242q
References
More PointCloudLibrary vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-04141 Out-of-bounds Write in pcl CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-52937 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-52937 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2fqm-p827-242q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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