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[UPDATE] [high] libarchive: Vulnerability enables Denial of Service and potentially Code Execution

highCVE-2025-5914
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in libarchive and FreeBSD Project FreeBSD OS to execute arbitrary code, and potentially to perform a Denial of Service attack.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: FreeBSDproduct: FreeBSDRemote code executionDenial of service
What
A vulnerability in libarchive and FreeBSD OS enables arbitrary code execution and denial of service.
Who is affected
FreeBSD systems using vulnerable versions of libarchive.
Urgency
High urgency; remote attackers can execute arbitrary code without authentication.
Action
Apply FreeBSD security updates addressing CVE-2025-5914 to libarchive and the OS.

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Details

Source
CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity
high
Published
2026-08-11
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language
Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2025-1748

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2025-5914coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

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Recent advisories for libarchive

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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