Vulnerability · Published Dec 30, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-65409
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the recutils package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A divide-by-zero in the encryption/decryption routines of GNU Recutils v1.9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via inputting an empty value as a password.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | recutils | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-65409 |
| Debian:14 | recutils | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-65409 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | recutils | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-65409 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | recutils | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-65409 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | recutils | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-65409 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | recutils | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-65409 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-369 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H