Resource exhaustion in Ackites Killwxapkg
CVE-2025-5031
A vulnerability was found in Ackites KillWxapkg up to 2.4.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component wxapkg File Decompression Handler. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ackites Killwxapkg — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/ (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/Ackites/KillWxapkg/issues/86 (issue-tracking)
- github.com/Ackites/KillWxapkg/issues/86 (issue-tracking, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5031?
- CVE-2025-5031 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ackites Killwxapkg, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2025-05-21.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5031?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.