CVE-2025-7993: CWE-416: Use After Free in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt
Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt LI File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of LI files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25355.
CVE-2025-7993: CWE-416: Use After Free in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt
Description
Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt LI File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of LI files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25355.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- zdi
- Date Reserved
- 2025-07-21T19:50:09.429Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68cb20e9c138e352740b9f74
Added to database: 9/17/2025, 8:58:17 PM
Last updated: 9/17/2025, 8:58:17 PM
Views: 1
Related Threats
CVE-2025-8006: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt
HighCVE-2025-8005: CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt
HighCVE-2025-8004: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt
HighCVE-2025-8003: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt
HighCVE-2025-8002: CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt
HighActions
External Links
Need enhanced features?
Contact root@offseq.com for Pro access with improved analysis and higher rate limits.