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CVE-2025-44906VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-44906: n/a

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 17% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 May 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubmadao123123/jheadpkg:github/madao123123/jheadOther threatsAffected
  • =3.08
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-44906 effectively, European organizations should: 1) Identify and inventory all systems using jhead, especially version 3.08, within their environment. 2) Restrict local user permissions to limit the ability to execute or process untrusted JPEG files with jhead. 3) Implement strict file handling policies to avoid processing images from untrusted sources or enforce scanning and validation of image files before processing. 4) Monitor for unusual application crashes or memory errors related to jhead usage that could indicate exploitation attempts. 5) Engage with software maintainers or communities to obtain patches or updated versions addressing the vulnerability as soon as they become available. 6) Consider sandboxing or containerizing image processing workflows to contain potential exploitation impact. 7) Educate users about the risks of opening or processing untrusted image files and the importance of following security policies. 8) Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to detect anomalous behavior related to heap corruption or code execution attempts. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on controlling the local attack surface, user behavior, and proactive monitoring tailored to the nature of this vulnerability.

Description

jhead v3.08 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the ProcessFile function at jhead.c.

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