9.8

CVE-2025-53644: opencv Use of Uninitialized Variable

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-53644DEBIAN-CVE-2025-53644
Published 17-07-2025Last modified 26-09-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-53644 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Use of Uninitialized Variable vulnerability in opencv. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 17-07-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-09-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

OpenCV is an Open Source Computer Vision Library. Versions 4.10.0 and 4.11.0 have an uninitialized pointer variable on stack that may lead to arbitrary heap buffer write when reading crafted JPEG images. Version 4.12.0 fixes the vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.05 pp

From 0.38% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.44%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Ghsl 2025 057 Opencv

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • opencv< 3.2.0+dfsg-1
Opencv1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • opencvAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

7 links