CVE-2025-6021

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-06-12. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A flaw was found in libxml2's xmlBuildQName function, where integer overflows in buffer size calculations can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. This issue can result in memory corruption or a denial of service when processing crafted input.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EPSS
61.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 12, 2025

Last Modified

June 30, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jun 25, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Serv

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12239
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12237
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12199
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12099
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP So

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12098
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11673
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11580
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10699
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10698
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10630

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-6021(20)

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

Patch Availability(24)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntupython-libxml2 (2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm9) @ xenial2026-05-21ubuntu
redhatlibxml2-main-2.15.2-0.3.hum12026-04-10redhat
redhatlibxml22025-10-27redhat
redhatrhcos-413.92.202509030117-02025-09-18redhat
redhatrhcos-412.86.202509030110-02025-09-11redhat
redhatrhcos-417.94.202508141510-02025-08-27redhat
redhatrhcos-415.92.202508192014-02025-08-27redhat
redhatrhcos-414.92.202508041909-02025-08-14redhat
redhatrhcos-418.94.202508060022-02025-08-13redhat
redhatrhcos-416.94.202508050040-02025-08-13redhat
redhatinsights-proxy/insights-proxy-container-rhel9:1.5.5-17545043432025-08-07redhat
redhatdiscovery/discovery-server-rhel9:2.0.1-17544787272025-08-06redhat
redhatlibxml2-0:2.9.7-9.el8_2.32025-07-30redhat
redhatlibxml2-0:2.9.7-9.el8_4.62025-07-30redhat
redhatlibxml2-0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.92025-07-30redhat
redhatlibxml2-0:2.9.1-6.el7_9.102025-07-30redhat
redhatlibxml2-0:2.9.7-13.el8_6.102025-07-29redhat
redhatlibxml2-0:2.9.13-3.el9_2.72025-07-29redhat
redhatlibxml2-0:2.9.13-1.el9_0.52025-07-29redhat
redhatrhcos-4.19.9.6.202507230107-02025-07-29redhat
redhatlibxml2-0:2.9.13-10.el9_42025-07-23redhat
redhatlibxml2-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.12025-07-09redhat
redhatlibxml2-0:2.9.13-10.el9_62025-07-09redhat
redhatlibxml2-0:2.12.5-7.el10_02025-07-08redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(5)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-6021?
CVE-2025-6021 is a high vulnerability published on June 12, 2025. A flaw was found in libxml2's xmlBuildQName function, where integer overflows in buffer size calculations can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. This issue can result in memory corruption or a denial of service when processing crafted input.
When was CVE-2025-6021 disclosed?
CVE-2025-6021 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 12, 2025, with the most recent update on June 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-6021 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-6021 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 61.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-6021?
CVE-2025-6021 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-6021?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-6021, 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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