CVE-2025-8845: NASM Netwide Assember · Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Affects NASM Netwide AssemberSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 21% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2025-8845, European organizations should: 1) Immediately identify and inventory all systems running NASM version 2.17rc0. 2) Restrict local access to systems with NASM installed, enforcing least privilege principles and strong authentication controls to prevent unauthorized local logins. 3) Monitor and audit usage of NASM binaries to detect anomalous or unauthorized execution. 5) Implement endpoint protection solutions capable of detecting exploitation attempts such as unusual memory operations or buffer overflow behaviors. 6) Educate developers and system administrators about the risks of running untrusted input through NASM and encourage secure coding and build practices. 7) Employ application whitelisting and sandboxing techniques to limit the impact of potential exploitation. 8) Integrate this vulnerability into vulnerability management and incident response plans to ensure timely detection and remediation.
Description
A vulnerability was identified in NASM Netwide Assember 2.17rc0. This issue affects the function assemble_file of the file nasm.c. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.