🛡️ CVE-2025-2588 — augeas

🟢 CVSS 3.3 — Low ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-404 NVD

3.3

CVSS Score

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Description

A vulnerability has been found in Hercules Augeas 1.14.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function re_case_expand of the file src/fa.c. The manipulation of the argument re leads to null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability low.

Weakness class

CVE-2025-2588 is classified as CWE-404: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. A resource is not released correctly after use, leaving it locked, leaked or in an inconsistent state.

Affected software

CVE-2025-2588 is recorded against 1 package.

augeas

Timeline and source

Published on 21 March 2025 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from NVD.

References

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CVE-2025-2588 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

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Details

Severity LOW

CVSS Score 3.3

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE CWE-404

Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes

Source NVD

Published 2025-03-21

Updated 2026-08-11

Modified 2026-06-17

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
augeas	—	—

References

Exploit, Issue Tracking https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/issues/852

Exploit, Issue Tracking https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/issues/852#issue-2905999609

Permissions Required, VDB Entry https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300568

Permissions Required, VDB Entry https://vuldb.com/?id.300568

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry https://vuldb.com/?submit.517281

Exploit, Issue Tracking https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/issues/852#issue-2905999609

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