Is CVE-2025-60753 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-60753 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-02-04.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-60753?

CVE-2025-60753 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2025-60753?

Patch guidance is available from libarchive security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-60753.

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-60753?

1 product: libarchive libarchive.

CVE-2025-60753 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

An issue was discovered in libarchive bsdtar before version 3.8.1 in function apply_substitution in file tar/subst.c when processing crafted -s substitution rules. This can cause unbounded memory allocation and lead to denial of service (Out-of-Memory crash).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-400 CWE-835

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LIBARCHIVE
Published: 11/5/2025
Last Modified: 2/4/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-60753

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