CVE-2025-57785 (GCVE-0-2025-57785)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-26 17:46 – Updated: 2026-01-26 20:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Double free in XSLT in 'show_index'
Summary
A Double Free in XSLT `show_index` has been identified in Hiawatha webserver version 11.7 which allows an unauthenticated attacker to corrupt data which may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-26 20:53 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha | Hiawatha Web server |
Affected:
11.47 , ≤ 10.8.2
(custom)
|
guessed |
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