Vulnerability · CVE-2025-50420
An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file.
Published Aug 4, 2025 · catalog updated Jul 5, 2026 · An issue in the
Last checked Oct 28, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-50420. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of An issue in the is installed.
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 the).
- 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.
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- Severity
- Medium6.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.35%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
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An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Are you affected?
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How to fix CVE-2025-50420
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-50420. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of An issue in the is installed.
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 0.35%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 4, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Jul 5, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-50420
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-50420
30-day exploitation probability 0.35%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-23522
An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 28, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 28, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
- EUVDOct 20, 2026