What is CVE-2025-11579?

CVE-2025-11579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nwaples Rardecode, classified under CWE-789. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-11579?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nwaples Rardecode

CVE-2025-11579

github.com/nwaples/rardecode versions <=2.1.1 fail to restrict the dictionary size when reading large RAR dictionary sizes, which allows an attacker to provide a specially crafted RAR file and cause Denial of Service via an Out Of Memory Crash.

EPSS: 0.003 (27.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Nwaples Rardecode — versions 2.0.1, 2.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-789

References

responsibledisclosure@mattermost.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-11579?: CVE-2025-11579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nwaples Rardecode, classified under CWE-789. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-11579?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.