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CVE-2025-5914VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers release

Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Authoritative record:CVE-2025-5914· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade Red Hat libarchive to 3.8.0 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.8.0
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 9 Jun 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade libarchive to 3.8.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
libarchiveAffected
  • <3.8.0
Fixed in
  • 3.8.0
GitHublibarchivepkg:github/libarchiveOther threatsAffected
  • <3.8.0
Fixed in
  • 3.8.0

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AI-suggested

The vendor advisory indicates a new release of Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers but does not explicitly confirm a patch or fix availability for CVE-2025-5914. Until a fix is confirmed, avoid processing untrusted RAR archives with the affected components. Customers should monitor Red Hat security updates and apply any released updates promptly.

Description

Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers, based on the Kata Containers project.

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