Vulnerability in Red Hat Cert-manager Operator For Openshift 1.16

CVE-2025-49794

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in libxml2. This issue occurs when parsing XPath elements under certain circumstances when the XML schematron has the <sch:name path="..."/> schema elements. This flaw allows a malicious actor to cr…

EPSS: 0.004 (63.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49794?
CVE-2025-49794 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Cert-manager Operator For Openshift 1.16, classified under CWE-825. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-49794?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-49794 known to be exploited?
9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.