Is CVE-2025-1788 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-1788 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-08-25.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-1788?

CVE-2025-1788 has a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X.

How do I patch CVE-2025-1788?

Patch guidance is available from rizin security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-1788.

CVE-2025-1788 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in rizinorg rizin up to 0.8.0. This affects the function rz_utf8_encode in the library /librz/util/utf8.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors CWE-122

Metadata

Primary Vendor: RIZIN
Published: 3/1/2025
Last Modified: 8/25/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

rizin : rizin

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2025-1788. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2025-1788

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CVE-2025-1788 vulnerability