Which versions of HDF5 are affected by CVE-2025-7068?

CVE-2025-7068 is a low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 3.3). The limited severity suggests constrained impact, typically requiring specific conditions or local access for exploitation.. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-7068?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-7068. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-7068?

During next maintenance window: Apply vendor patches when convenient. Monitor vendor channels for updates.

HDF5 CVE-2025-7068

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-7068?

CVE-2025-7068 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 1.9 (Low). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

EUVD-2025-20091 LOW

Memory Leak (CWE-401)

2025-07-04 cna@vuldb.com

Information Disclosure

1.9

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

1.9 LOW

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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

Ubuntu

MEDIUM

qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

CVSS changed

Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD

3.3 (LOW) 1.9 (LOW)

Patch released

Mar 31, 2026 - 21:13 nvd

Patch available

EUVD ID Assigned

Mar 16, 2026 - 02:42 euvd

EUVD-2025-20091

Analysis Generated

Mar 16, 2026 - 02:42 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Jul 09, 2025 - 17:36 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Jul 04, 2025 - 21:15 nvd

LOW 3.3

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1.14.6. This issue affects the function H5FL__malloc of the file src/H5FL.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Analysis

Vendor StatusVendor

Ubuntu

Priority: Medium

hdf5

Release	Status	Version
plucky	ignored	end of life, was needs-triage
bionic	not-affected	code not present
focal	not-affected	code not present
jammy	not-affected	code not present
noble	not-affected	code not present
trusty	not-affected	code not present
upstream	released	2.0.0
oracular	ignored	end of life, was needs-triage
questing	needed	-
xenial	not-affected	code not present

Debian

Bug #1108885

hdf5

Release	Status	Fixed Version	Urgency
bullseye	vulnerable	1.10.6+repack-4+deb11u1	-
bookworm	vulnerable	1.10.8+repack1-1	-
trixie	vulnerable	1.14.5+repack-3	-
forky, sid	vulnerable	1.14.6+repack-2	-
(unstable)	fixed	(unfixed)	unimportant

CVE-2025-7068 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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DescriptionCVE.org

Analysis

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Ubuntu

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