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CVE-2025-11683VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · YAML::Syck versions before 1.36 for Perl has missing Null-Terminators which causes Out-of-Bounds Read and potential

Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-11683· Medium 6.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 09:42 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Oct 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

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Microsoft Security Response Center MicrosoftAffected
  • =3.0
Fixed in–

Description

A vulnerability in YAML::Syck for Perl versions before 1.36 involves missing null-terminators that lead to out-of-bounds read conditions. This flaw could potentially cause memory safety issues. The affected version explicitly noted is version 3.0. No CVSS score or detailed impact metrics are provided.

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