Is CVE-2025-50420 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-50420 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-50420?

CVE-2025-50420 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2025-50420?

Patch guidance is available from freedesktop security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-50420.

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-50420?

1 product: freedesktop poppler.

CVE-2025-50420 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-674

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FREEDESKTOP
Published: 8/4/2025
Last Modified: 10/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-50420

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