# CVE-2025-5918

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-5918
- **Severity:** LOW
- **CVSS Score:** 3.9 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L)
- **CWE:** CWE-125
- **Published:** Jun 9, 2025
- **Last Modified:** Sep 14, 2026

## Description

A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw can be triggered when file streams are piped into bsdtar, potentially allowing for reading past the end of the file. This out-of-bounds read can lead to unintended consequences, including unpredictable program behavior, memory corruption, or a denial-of-service condition.

## Affected Products

- Unknown product (0)

## References

- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5918)
- [CNA](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370877)
- [CNA](https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2584)
- [CNA](https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.37%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 30.4

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._