CVE-2025-48965: arm mbed_tls Incorrect Behavior Order
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2025-48965UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48965DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48965
Published 20-07-2025Last modified 03-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-48965 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Incorrect Behavior Order vulnerability in arm mbed_tls. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.53%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2Timeline
- 20-07-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mbed TLS before 3.6.4 has a NULL pointer dereference because mbedtls_asn1_store_named_data can trigger conflicting data with val.p of NULL but val.len greater than zero.
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 · 4.0–7.5
- CVE.orgCNA4.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- 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
EPSS trend
Probability
0.53%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
44%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.03 pp
From 0.50% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.53%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Alpine1 product
- mbedtls< 3.6.4-r0
Arm1 product
- mbed_tls< 3.6.4
Debian1 product
- mbedtlsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.6.4-1
Mbed1 product
- mbedtls< 3.6.4
Ubuntu1 product
- mbedtlsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.8.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 2.16.4-1ubuntu2+esm1 | < 2.28.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 2.28.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
5 vendors · 5 products