CVE-2025-9136

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

A

flaw has been found in libretro RetroArch 1.18.0/1.19.0/1.20.0. This affects the function filestream_vscanf of the file libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be launched locally. Upgrading to version 1.21.0 mitigates this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/17555	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/17555#issuecomment-2651403849	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/17555/commits/6446f045ec7fc6a5cac3e8ec35a2f0a5889c88e8	Patch
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/releases/tag/v1.21.0	Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.320516	Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.320516	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.617657	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.617657	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:libretro:retroarch:1.18.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:libretro:retroarch:1.19.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:libretro:retroarch:1.20.0:::::::*

History

12 Sep 2025, 14:55

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-08-19 12:15

Updated : 2025-09-12 14:55

NVD link : CVE-2025-9136

Mitre link : CVE-2025-9136

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-9136

JSON object : View

Products Affected

retroarch

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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