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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-70968

FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().

Published Jan 14, 2026 · catalog updated Jan 14, 2026 · FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-70968. EPSS is 0.53%. Act only if a listed version of FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a).
  • 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
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.53%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().

Are you affected?

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How to fix CVE-2025-70968

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-2025-70968. EPSS is 0.53%. Act only if a listed version of FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a 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 0.53%. 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. Jan 14, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().

  2. Jan 14, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-70968

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-70968

    30-day exploitation probability 0.53%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-2456

    FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
  • EUVDOct 30, 2026