Is CVE-2025-52886 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-52886 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-52886?

CVE-2025-52886 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-52886?

CVE-2025-52886 has an EPSS score of 0.37% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-52886?

Upgrade poppler on debian 13 to 25.03.0-5 or later. Fixes are available for 8 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-52886

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Poppler is a PDF rendering library. Versions prior to 25.06.0 use `std::atomic_int` for reference counting. Because `std::atomic_int` is only 32 bits, it is possible to overflow the reference count and trigger a use-after-free. Version 25.06.0 patches the issue.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

popplerDebian

Fixed in:25.03.0-5CVE-2025-52886

libpoppler118Ubuntu

Fixed in:22.02.0-2ubuntu0.9USN-7675-1

libpoppler134Ubuntu

Fixed in:24.02.0-1ubuntu9.5USN-7675-1

libpoppler58Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm7USN-7687-1

libpoppler73Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm7USN-7687-1

libpoppler97Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm1USN-7687-1

popplerUbuntu

Fixed in:0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm7USN-7687-1

Fixed in:0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm7USN-7687-1

Fixed in:0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm1USN-7687-1

Fixed in:22.02.0-2ubuntu0.9USN-7675-1

Fixed in:24.02.0-1ubuntu9.5USN-7675-1

poppler-utilsUbuntu

Fixed in:0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm7USN-7687-1

Fixed in:0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm7USN-7687-1

Fixed in:0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm1USN-7687-1

Fixed in:22.02.0-2ubuntu0.9USN-7675-1

Fixed in:24.02.0-1ubuntu9.5USN-7675-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Exploit2

Product1

gitlab.freedesktop.org

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-04.