Published May 27, 2025Sources checked Nov 12, 2026
7.8HIGHCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2025-5245 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.8. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
What to do next
Remediation and response
Microsoft Security Response Center guidance
Vendor revision: Aug 12, 2026
CBL-Mariner Releases
Vendor-listed releases
2.41-6
2.37-15
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.3%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2025-5245?
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. This affects the function debug_type_samep of the file /binutils/debug.c of the component objdump.
The manipulation leads to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack.
The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.