What is CVE-2025-15569?

CVE-2025-15569 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-02-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-15569?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf

CVE-2025-15569

A flaw has been found in Artifex MuPDF up to 1.26.1 on Windows. The impacted element is the function get_system_dpi of the file platform/x11/win_main.c. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. The attack requires local access. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitability is regarded as difficult. Upgrading to version 1.26.2 is sufficient to resolve this issue. Patch name: ebb125334eb007d64e579204af3c264aadf2e244. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

EPSS: 0.001 (1.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Artifex Mupdf — versions 1.26.0, 1.26.1, 1.26.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, vdb-entry)
cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required)
cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (patch)
cna@vuldb.com (patch)
cna@vuldb.com (product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-15569?: CVE-2025-15569 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-15569?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.