What is CVE-2025-12474?

CVE-2025-12474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Libjxl, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2025-12474?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Libjxl

CVE-2025-12474

A specially-crafted file can cause libjxl's decoder to read pixel data from uninitialized (but allocated) memory. This can be done by causing the decoder to reference an outside-image-bound area in a subsequent patches. An incorrect optim…

EPSS: 0.001 (1.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Google Libjxl — versions 0.7
Libjxl_project Libjxl

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource

References

cve-coordination@google.com (Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-12474?: CVE-2025-12474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Libjxl, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-12474?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.