CVE-2025-24855

HIGHNVD 7.8
7.8

numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.43 has a use-after-free because, in nested XPath evaluations, an XPath context node can be modified but never restored. This is related to xsltNumberFormatGetValue, xsltEvalXPathPredicate, xsltEvalXPathStringNs, and xsltComputeSortResultInternal.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
—
EPSS
—
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 14, 2025

Last Modified

November 3, 2025

References (2)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-24855(5)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2025-24855?
CVE-2025-24855 is a high vulnerability published on March 14, 2025. numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.43 has a use-after-free because, in nested XPath evaluations, an XPath context node can be modified but never restored. This is related to xsltNumberFormatGetValue, xsltEvalXPathPredicate, xsltEvalXPathStringNs, and xsltComputeSortResultInternal.
When was CVE-2025-24855 disclosed?
CVE-2025-24855 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 14, 2025, with the most recent update on November 3, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-24855?
CVE-2025-24855 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-24855?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-24855, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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