CVE-2025-9136 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting libretro RetroArch versions 1.18.0, 1.19.0, and 1.20.0, specifically within the filestream_vscanf function. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant risk where a local attacker can achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability. Upgrading to RetroArch version 1.21.0 is recommended for mitigation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.18.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libretro:retroarch:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libretro:retroarch:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.20.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libretro:retroarch:1.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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
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