What is CVE-2025-70968?

CVE-2025-70968 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freeimage_project Freeimage, 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.

Use After Free in Freeimage_project Freeimage

CVE-2025-70968

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

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.005 (36.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Freeimage_project Freeimage — versions 3.18.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-70968?: CVE-2025-70968 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freeimage_project Freeimage, 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.