CVE-2025-4261: Injection (CVSS 5.3)

Description

A vulnerability was found in GAIR-NLP factool up to 3f3914bc090b644be044b7e0005113c135d8b20f. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function run_single of the file factool/factool/math/tool.py. The manipulation leads to code injection. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-74 CWE-74

CWE-94 CWE-94

References

Other References

https://github.com/GAIR-NLP/factool/issues/50 https://github.com/GAIR-NLP/factool/issues/50#issue-3007905464 https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.307365 https://vuldb.com/?id.307365 https://vuldb.com/?submit.562942

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-4261? +

A vulnerability was found in GAIR-NLP factool up to 3f3914bc090b644be044b7e0005113c135d8b20f. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function run_single of the file factool/factool/math/tool.py. The manipulation leads to code injection. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-4261? +

CVE-2025-4261 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-4261? +

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