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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-53964

GoldenDict 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 has an exposed dangerous method that allows reading and modifying files when a user adds a crafted dictionary and then searches for any term included in

Published Jul 17, 2025 · catalog updated Jul 17, 2025 · GoldenDict 1.5.0 and 1.5.1

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-53964. EPSS is 0.49%. Act only if a listed version of GoldenDict 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (GoldenDict 1.5.0 and 1.5.1).
  • 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.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.49%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

GoldenDict 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 has an exposed dangerous method that allows reading and modifying files when a user adds a crafted dictionary and then searches for any term included in that dictionary.

Are you affected?

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How to fix CVE-2025-53964

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-2025-53964. EPSS is 0.49%. Act only if a listed version of GoldenDict 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 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 0.49%. 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. Jul 17, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    GoldenDict 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 has an exposed dangerous method that allows reading and modifying files when a user adds a crafted dictionary and then searches for any term included in that dictionary.

  2. Jul 17, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    GoldenDict 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 has an exposed dangerous method that allows reading and modifying files when a user adds a crafted dictionary and then searches for any term included in that dictionary.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-53964

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-53964

    30-day exploitation probability 0.49%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-21824

    GoldenDict 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 has an exposed dangerous method that allows reading and modifying files when a user adds a crafted dictionary and then searches for any term included in that dictionary.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 21, 2026