Use After Free in Freeimage Project

CVE-2025-70968

FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-70968: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-70968?
CVE-2025-70968 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freeimage Project, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-70968?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.