CVE-2025-26803: phusion passenger Use of Uninitialized Resource
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-26803DEBIAN-CVE-2025-26803GHSA-2cj2-qqxj-5m3rBIT-passenger-2025-26803BIT-passenger-apache-module-2025-26803BIT-passenger-nginx-module-2025-26803
Published 24-02-2025Last modified 24-02-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-26803 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in phusion passenger. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 24-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 24-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The http parser in Phusion Passenger 6.0.21 through 6.0.25 before 6.0.26 allows a denial of service during parsing of a request with an invalid HTTP method.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSources5 sources · 5.3–7.5
- CVE.orgCNA5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · RubygemsEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.62%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
49%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.62% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.62%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- passenger< 6.0.26+ds-1
Phusion1 product
- passenger≥ 6.0.21, < 6.0.26
RubyGems1 product
- passenger≥ 6.0.21, < 6.0.26
Ubuntu1 product
- passengerAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 4 products
References
12 linksShow all 12 references
- github.com/phusion/passengerPACKAGE