CVE-2025-54874

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 70% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2000 codec. In OpenJPEG from 2.5.1 through 2.5.3, a call to opj_jp2_read_header may lead to OOB heap memory write when the data stream p_stream is too short and p_image is not initialized.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
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EPSS
46.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 5, 2025

Last Modified

September 26, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 12, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_pr, github.
github🟡 PoC Available

GHSL-2025-057: Heap buffer write in OpenCV - CVE-2025-53644 | GitHub Security Lab

https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2025-057_OpenCV
github_pr Patch Available

opj_jp2_read_header: Check for error after parsing header.

Patch available: uclouvain/openjpeg v2.5.4 (PR #1573 merged 2025-01-16)

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1573
github_commit Patch Available

commit f809b80c6771 (uclouvain/openjpeg)

Patch available: uclouvain/openjpeg v2.5.4 (contains commit f809b80c6771)

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/f809b80c67717c152a5ad30bf06774f00da4fd2d

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuopenjpeg-doc (2.5.3-2ubuntu0.1) @ plucky2026-05-30ubuntu
redhatopenjpeg2-0:2.5.2-4.el10_0.12025-08-18redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-54874?
CVE-2025-54874 is a critical vulnerability published on August 5, 2025. OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2000 codec. In OpenJPEG from 2.5.1 through 2.5.3, a call to opjjp2readheader may lead to OOB heap memory write when the data stream pstream is too short and p_image is not initialized.
When was CVE-2025-54874 disclosed?
CVE-2025-54874 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 5, 2025, with the most recent update on September 26, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-54874 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-54874 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 46.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-54874?
CVE-2025-54874 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-54874?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-54874, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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