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CVE-2025-69720

Invisible-island Ncurses buffer overflow

7.3 HIGHPublic exploitEPSS 0.45%
  1. Published19 Mar 2026

Description

The infocmp command-line tool in ncurses before 6.5-20251213 has a stack-based buffer overflow in analyze_string in progs/infocmp.c.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityLow
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Affected products

Invisible-island Ncurses≤ 6.4 · 6.5

Remediation

No fixed version is recorded in the NVD data. Check the vendor advisory for the latest guidance.

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Frequently asked

Is CVE-2025-69720 being actively exploited?

CVE-2025-69720 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. A public exploit reference exists, so treat it as exploitable. Its EPSS exploit probability is 0.45%.

How severe is CVE-2025-69720?

CVE-2025-69720 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3, rated high. EPSS estimates a 0.45% probability of exploitation.

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-69720?

Affected products include Invisible-island Ncurses.

How do I fix CVE-2025-69720?

Apply the vendor's patch or advisory guidance, then verify no affected versions remain across your devices.

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.