Is CVE-2025-7546 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-7546 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-7546?

CVE-2025-7546 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-7546?

CVE-2025-7546 has an EPSS score of 0.17% (7th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-7546?

Upgrade binutils on debian unstable to 2.45-3 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-7546

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

binutilsDebian

Fixed in:2.45-3CVE-2025-7546

binutilsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.10USN-7847-1

Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.6USN-7847-1

binutils-multiarchUbuntu

Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.10USN-7847-1

Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.6USN-7847-1

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

7thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 7% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

VDB Entry1

vuldb.com

Product1

gnu.org

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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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 2026-05-12.