CVE-2025-10998

A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CVSS 4.0

1.9CVSS: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

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 11% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWEs

CWE-404, CWE-476

Published

2025-09-26

Modified

2026-10-19

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• openbabel:open_babel

Packages (OSV)

References

• https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2829
• https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22318526/poc.zip
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.325926
• https://vuldb.com/?id.325926
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.654063

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