Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt CO File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of CO files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26631.
History

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Ashlar Vellum
Ashlar Vellum cobalt
Vendors & Products Ashlar Vellum
Ashlar Vellum cobalt

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0000

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Description Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt CO File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of CO files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26631.
Title Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt CO File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2025-10-29T19:44:00.443Z

Updated: 2025-10-30T14:11:26.417Z

Reserved: 2025-10-07T20:47:42.943Z

Link: CVE-2025-11465

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-30T14:11:22.586Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-29T20:15:36.317

Modified: 2025-10-30T15:03:13.440

Link: CVE-2025-11465

cve-icon Redhat

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