CVE-2025-69720

highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileexploit · PoCCHDEEUFRRUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.46% (40th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

33 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

9 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

The infocmp command-line tool in ncurses before 6.5-20251213 has a stack-based buffer overflow in analyze_string in progs/infocmp.c.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedncurses-0:6.4-15.20240127.el10_1.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 10suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedncurses-base-0:6.4-15.20240127.el10_1.noarch as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 10suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedncurses-c++-libs-0:6.4-15.20240127.el10_1.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 10suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedncurses-devel-0:6.4-15.20240127.el10_1.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 10suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedncurses-libs-0:6.4-15.20240127.el10_1.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 10suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedncurses-term-0:6.4-15.20240127.el10_1.noarch as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 10suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
FixedRUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00)siemens_psirt
Update to V4.0 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/110002573/
FixedRUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V4.0 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/110002573/
No fix availableLabX Standardmettler_toledo_psirt
This vulnerability will be fixed in the upcoming releases

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 4.4–9.8

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · CISA US

v3.17.3highAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · cve@mitre.org USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.5

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE

v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Mettler-Toledo PSIRT

v3.14.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Lsecondary · SUSE Product Security

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-120USCWE-121USCWE-121USCWE-121USCWE-121USCWE-121US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

Cao-Wuhui/CVE-2025-69720Advisory for CVE-2025-69720: stack-based buffer overflow in GNU ncurses infocmp (CWE-121)PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (33)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Dell Secure Connect Gateway <5.36.00.16all versionscert_bundDE
IBM MQ Agentall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:mq:agent
Oracle Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:oracle:linux:-
RESF Rocky Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:resf:rocky_linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
SUSE Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:-
Ubuntu Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-
Dell Secure Connect Gateway< 5.36.00.16cert_bundDE
RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00)all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00)≤ vers:intdot/<4.0cisa_csaf_otUS
GNU ncurses0 → 6.5-20251213enisa_euvdEU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 14.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 16.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 22.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 18.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 20.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 25.10fstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 24.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux≤ 10fstec_bduRU

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advisories (6)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2026:5913security update for ncurses2026-03-26csaf · suse_csafDE
security update for ncurses
SSA-253495SSA-253495: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SINEC OS before V4.02026-06-02csaf · siemens_psirtDE
SINEC OS before V4.0 contains multiple vulnerabilities. Siemens has released a new version for RUGGEDCOM RST2428P and recommends to update to the latest version.
VDE-2026-088METTLER TOLEDO: LabX Standard and Enterprise Report on External Component Analysis - v21.42026-08-20csaf · mettler_toledo_psirtCH
The vulnerabilities found in LabX Standard versions 21.3.22 - 21.4.23 are CVE-2025-69419, CVE-2026-0915, CVE-2025-15467, CVE-2026-4800, CVE-2026-33186, CVE-2026-39821, CVE-2026-33671 and are fixed in LabX Standard v21.4.25. The vulnerabilities found in LabX Enterprise versions 21.3.22 - 21.4.23 are CVE-2026-4800, CVE-2026-33186, CVE-2026-39821, CVE-2026-33671 and are fixed in LabX Enterprise v21.4.25 All other vulnerabilities are to be fixed in the upcoming releases.
WID-SEC-W-2026-0875Red Hat Enterprise Linux (ncurses): Schwachstelle ermöglicht CodeausführungDeutsch2026-03-25csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (ncurses) ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
ICSA-26-188-05Siemens SINEC OS2026-06-02icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
SINEC OS before V4.0 contains multiple vulnerabilities. Siemens has released a new version for RUGGEDCOM RST2428P and recommends to update to the latest version.
CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR

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Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund cisa_csaf_ot suse_csaf siemens_psirt mettler_toledo_psirt certfr NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-03-19modified 2026-09-17

references (22)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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