CVE-2025-65018

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 83% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From version 1.6.0 to before 1.6.51, there is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the libpng simplified API function png_image_finish_read when processing 16-bit interlaced PNGs with 8-bit output format. Attacker-crafted interlaced PNG files cause heap writes beyond allocated buffer bounds. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.51.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
48(Track*)
EG Risk 48/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
17%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 25, 2025

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Aug 8, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_pr, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Heap buffer overflow in `png_combine_row` triggered via `png_image_finish_read` · Advisory · pnggroup/libpng · GitHub

https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/security/advisories/GHSA-7wv6-48j4-hj3g
generic

Vulnerability Report: Heap Buffer Overflow in png_combine_row (libpng16, triggered via png_image_finish_read) · Issue #755 · pnggroup/libpng · GitHub

https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/issues/755
github_pr

Fix a heap buffer overflow in `png_image_finish_read`

Fix merged in pnggroup/libpng PR #757 on 2025-11-19 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/pull/757
github_commit

commit 218612ddd6b1 (pnggroup/libpng)

Fix landed in pnggroup/libpng commit 218612ddd6b1 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/218612ddd6b17944e21eda56caf8b4bf7779d1ea
github_commit

commit 16b5e3823918 (pnggroup/libpng)

Fix landed in pnggroup/libpng commit 16b5e3823918 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/16b5e3823918840aae65c0a6da57c78a5a496a4d

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-65018(20)

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

Patch Availability(27)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibpng16-tools (1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm2) @ xenial2026-05-29ubuntu
redhatlibpng-main-1.6.56-1.hum12026-04-07redhat
redhatjava-21-openjdk-portable2026-01-26redhat
redhatjava-1.8.0-openjdk-portable2026-01-26redhat
redhatjava-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.482.b08-1.el92026-01-26redhat
redhatjava-25-openjdk-1:25.0.2.0.10-1.el92026-01-26redhat
redhatjava-25-openjdk-portable2026-01-26redhat
redhatjava-17-openjdk-portable2026-01-26redhat
redhatjava-17-openjdk-1:17.0.18.0.8-1.el92026-01-22redhat
redhatjava-21-openjdk-1:21.0.10.0.7-1.el92026-01-22redhat
redhatpatch2026-01-21redhat
redhatjava-11-openjdk-portable2026-01-21redhat
redhatjava-11-openjdk-1:11.0.30.0.7-1.el92026-01-21redhat
redhatlibpng-2:1.6.34-8.el8_2.12026-01-08redhat
redhatlibpng-2:1.6.34-8.el8_8.12026-01-08redhat
redhatlibpng-2:1.6.34-8.el8_4.12026-01-08redhat
redhatdiscovery/discovery-ui-rhel9:17679045732026-01-08redhat
redhatlibpng-2:1.6.34-8.el8_6.12026-01-08redhat
redhatlibpng-2:1.6.37-12.el9_7.12026-01-07redhat
redhatlibpng-2:1.6.37-12.el9_6.12026-01-07redhat
redhatlibpng-2:1.6.40-8.el10_0.12026-01-07redhat
redhatlibpng-2:1.6.37-12.el9_4.12026-01-07redhat
redhatlibpng-2:1.6.40-8.el10_1.12026-01-07redhat
redhatlibpng-2:1.6.37-12.el9_2.12026-01-07redhat
redhatlibpng-2:1.6.37-12.el9_0.12026-01-07redhat
redhatlibpng-2:1.6.34-9.el8_102026-01-07redhat
redhatmingw-libpng-0:1.6.34-1.el8_102026-01-06redhat

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.

Affected Packages

(9 across 9 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.20(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libpng—1.6.53-r0—
Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libpng—1.6.53-r0—
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libpng—1.6.51-r0—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libpng—1.6.51-r0—
Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libpng—1.6.51-r0—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libpng1.61.6.37-31.6.37-3+deb11u1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libpng1.61.6.39-21.6.39-2+deb12u1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libpng1.61.6.48-11.6.48-1+deb13u1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libpng1.61.6.48-1, 1.6.49-1~exp1, 1.6.50-1, 1.6.50-1~exp11.6.51-1—

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(7)

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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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCNeo-Neo6/CVE-2025-65018-Heap-buffer-overflow-in-libpng-ps4-ps5-
    First seen Nov 23, 2025
    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-65018?
CVE-2025-65018 is a high vulnerability published on November 25, 2025. LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From version 1.6.0 to before 1.6.51, there is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the libpng simplified API function pngimagefinish_read when processing…
When was CVE-2025-65018 disclosed?
CVE-2025-65018 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 25, 2025, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-65018 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-65018 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 82.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-65018?
CVE-2025-65018 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-65018?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-65018, 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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