What is CVE-2025-7978?

CVE-2025-7978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ashlar Graphite, classified under CWE-457. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2025-7978?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ashlar Graphite

CVE-2025-7978

Ashlar-Vellum Graphite VC6 File Parsing Uninitialized Variable Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Graphite. User interaction…

EPSS: 0.002 (12.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ashlar Graphite — versions 13.0.48
Ashlar-vellum Graphite — versions 13_SE_13048

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-457

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-7978?: CVE-2025-7978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ashlar Graphite, classified under CWE-457. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2025-7978?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.