CVE-2025-29699
NetSurf 3.11 is vulnerable to Use After Free in dom_node_set_text_content function.
NetSurf 3.11 is vulnerable to Use After Free in dom_node_set_text_content function.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
NetSurf 3.11 is vulnerable to Use After Free in dom_node_set_text_content function.
- Record
CVE-2025-29699- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-37485
6.5
NetSurf 3.11 is vulnerable to Use After Free in dom_node_set_text_content function.
- Record
EUVD-2025-37485- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7cw3-hmgq-847v
6.5
NetSurf 3.11 is vulnerable to Use After Free in dom_node_set_text_content function.
NetSurf 3.11 is vulnerable to Use After Free in dom_node_set_text_content function.
- Record
GHSA-7cw3-hmgq-847v- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
NetSurf 3.11 is vulnerable to Use After Free in dom_node_set_text_content function.
- Record
CVE-2025-29699- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSV
6.5
NetSurf 3.11 is vulnerable to Use After Free in dom_node_set_text_content function.
- Record
CVE-2025-29699- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-29699
6.5
NetSurf 3.11 is vulnerable to Use After Free in dom_node_set_text_content function.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-29699- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-29699
6.5
NetSurf 3.11 is vulnerable to Use After Free in dom_node_set_text_content function.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-29699- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
netsurfDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.10-13.10-23.10-33.10-3.13.11-13.11-23.11-33.11-4 |
None known |
netsurfDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.11-23.11-33.11-4 |
None known |
netsurfDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.11-23.11-33.11-4 |
None known |
netsurfUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2+dfsg-2.2build1 |
None known |
netsurfUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.6-3.2 |
None known |
netsurfUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.10-13.10-1build1 |
None known |
netsurfUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.10-3.13.11-13.11-1build43.11-1build5 |
None known |
netsurfUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.11-2 |
None known |
netsurfUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.11-33.11-43.11-4ubuntu1 |
None known |
netsurfUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.11-23.11-3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | NVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-29699 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Netsurf-browser Netsurf, published November 3, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/Fysac/netsurf-disclosure/tree/main/CVE-2025-29699
netsurf-browser.org
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29699
netsurf.com
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7cw3-hmgq-847v
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/29xxx/CVE-2025-29699.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-29699
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-29699
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-29699