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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-6818

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HDF5 1.14.6.

Published Jun 28, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 30, 2025 · HDF5

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-6818. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of HDF5 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.30%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a HDF5 1.14.6

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. Affected is the function H5O__chunk_protect of the file /src/H5Ochunk.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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  • vendor n/a HDF5 1.14.61.14.6

How to fix CVE-2025-6818

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-2025-6818. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of HDF5 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a HDF5 1.14.6 1.14.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.30%. 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. Jun 28, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. Affected is the function H5O__chunk_protect of the file /src/H5Ochunk.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

  2. Jun 30, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. Affected is the function H5O__chunk_protect of the file /src/H5Ochunk.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-6818

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-6818

    30-day exploitation probability 0.30%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-19452

    A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. Affected is the function H5O__chunk_protect of the file /src/H5Ochunk.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 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 20, 2026