CVE-2025-9136

MEDIUM EPSS 7.3%
Published Aug 19, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
4.8 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Aug 19, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A flaw has been found in libretro RetroArch 1.18.0/1.19.0/1.20.0. This affects the function filestream_vscanf of the file libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be launched locally. Upgrading to version 1.21.0 mitigates this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.8
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
7.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Memory Safety
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
libretroretroarch1.18.0any
libretroretroarch1.19.0any
libretroretroarch1.20.0any

References 7

  • github.com https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/17555
    Issue TrackingPatch
  • github.com https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/17555#issuecomment-2651403849
    Issue TrackingPatch
  • github.com https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/17555/commits/6446f045ec7fc6a5cac3e8ec35a2f0a5889c88e8
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/releases/tag/v1.21.0
    Release Notes
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.320516
    Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?id.320516
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?submit.617657
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/17555
    Issue TrackingPatch
  • github.com https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/17555#issuecomment-2651403849
    Issue TrackingPatch
  • github.com https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/17555/commits/6446f045ec7fc6a5cac3e8ec35a2f0a5889c88e8
    Patch