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Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-9136libretro RetroArch file_stream.c filestream_vscanf out-of-bounds

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in RetroArch from libretro. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12retroarchno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-9136
Debian:13retroarchno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-9136
Debian:14retroarch1.20.0+dfsg-3DEBIAN-CVE-2025-9136
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSretroarchno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-9136
Ubuntu:25.10retroarchno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-9136
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSretroarchno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-9136
Ubuntu:26.10retroarchno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-9136

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
libretro RetroArch 1.18.01.19.01.20.0

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

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