CVE-2025-65409

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-12-30. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

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

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A divide-by-zero in the encryption/decryption routines of GNU Recutils v1.9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via inputting an empty value as a password.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
65(Attend)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Attend

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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
28%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 30, 2025

Last Modified

January 9, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
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Binary_Vulnerability_Disclosure_Database/2025/CVE-2025-65409.md at main · MAXEUR5/Binary_Vulnerability_Disclosure_Database · GitHub

https://github.com/MAXEUR5/Vulnerability_Disclosures/blob/main/2025/CVE-2025-65409.md
generic

Re: [SECURITY][CWE-369] GNU Recutils 1.9: empty password triggers divide

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-recutils/2025-10/msg00004.html
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Index of /gnu/recutils

http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/recutils/

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
recutils1.8-1 ... 1.9-4~bpo13+1 (6 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
recutils1.9-2, 1.9-3, 1.9-4, 1.9-4~bpo13+1——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
recutils1.3-10 ... 1.9-4~bpo13+1 (16 versions)——

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 28× in last 30d)

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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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-65409?
CVE-2025-65409 is a high vulnerability published on December 30, 2025. A divide-by-zero in the encryption/decryption routines of GNU Recutils v1.9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via inputting an empty value as a password.
When was CVE-2025-65409 disclosed?
CVE-2025-65409 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 30, 2025, with the most recent update on January 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-65409 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-65409 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 71.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-65409?
CVE-2025-65409 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-65409?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-65409, 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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