What is CVE-2025-7979?

CVE-2025-7979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ashlar Graphite, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2025-7979?

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

Buffer overflow in Ashlar Graphite

CVE-2025-7979

Ashlar-Vellum Graphite VC6 File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Graphite. User interac…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (10.8th 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-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-7979?: CVE-2025-7979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ashlar Graphite, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2025-7979?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.