CVE-2025-6498 is a memory leak vulnerability in HTACG tidy-html5 version 5.8.0, specifically within the defaultAlloc function in src/alloc.c. This flaw has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited locally with low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, and leading to a high impact on availability. While the exploit has been publicly disclosed, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB modules. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are currently minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:htacg:tidy:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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:P/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
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