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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-46206

An issue in Artifex mupdf 1.25.6, 1.25.5 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via an infinite recursion in the utility.

Published Aug 4, 2025 · catalog updated Jul 5, 2026 · An issue in Artifex

Check this week

CVE-2025-46206 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 41.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run An issue in Artifex.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (An issue in Artifex).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
41.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

An issue in Artifex mupdf 1.25.6, 1.25.5 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via an infinite recursion in the utility. When processing a crafted PDF file containing cyclic /Next references in the outline structure, the function enters infinite recursion

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How to fix CVE-2025-46206

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-46206 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 41.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run An issue in Artifex.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a n/a n/a n/a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 41.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    An issue in Artifex mupdf 1.25.6, 1.25.5 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via an infinite recursion in the utility. When processing a crafted PDF file containing cyclic /Next references in the outline structure, the function enters infinite recursion

  2. Jul 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    An issue in Artifex mupdf 1.25.6, 1.25.5 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via an infinite recursion in the utility. When processing a crafted PDF file containing cyclic /Next references in the outline structure, the function enters infinite recursion

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-46206

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-23520

    An issue in Artifex mupdf 1.25.6, 1.25.5 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via an infinite recursion in the utility. When processing a crafted PDF file containing cyclic /Next references in the outline structure, the function enters infinite recursion

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Jul 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.