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CVE-2025-2588

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-2588 is a low-severity null pointer dereference vulnerability affecting Hercules Augeas version 1.14.1, specifically within the re_case_expand function in src/fa.c. This flaw can be triggered by manipulating the 're' argument, leading to a denial of service. Exploitation requires local access and user privileges, with a CVSS score of 3.3. While public exploit details exist, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any known Metasploit or Nuclei modules, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.14.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

4.8MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
VS Confidentiality
NONE
VS Integrity
NONE
VS Availability
LOW
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT_DEFINED
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
16.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0025 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 1,509 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 20335-17086Fixed in: 1.12.0-6
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19368-17084Fixed in: 1.12.0-6
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 augeas 1.12.0-6 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 1.12.0-6
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 augeas 1.12.0-6 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 1.12.0-6
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Fixed in: augeas

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2025-2588Low

augeas: Hercules Augeas fa.c re_case_expand null pointer dereference

Mar 21, 2025
microsoft2025-Mar/CVE-2025-2588Moderate

Hercules Augeas fa.c re_case_expand null pointer dereference

Mar 11, 2025

References

github.com / hercules-team/augeas/issues/852
ExploitIssue Tracking
github.com / hercules-team/augeas/issues/852
ExploitIssue Tracking
vuldb.com
Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
vuldb.com
Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
vuldb.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry