CVE-2025-4640

Out-of-bounds Write in pcl

8.3 High

Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in PointCloudLibrary pcl allows Overflow Buffers. Since version 1.14.0, PCL by default uses a zlib installation from the system, unless the user sets WITH_SYSTEM_ZLIB=FALSE. So this potential vulnerability is only relevant if the PCL version is older than 1.14.0 or the user specifically requests to not use the system zlib.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.42%Up 0.4 points since May 15, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.3

Out-of-bounds Write in pcl

Record: CVE-2025-4640
CVSS 4.0: 8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-14898 8.3

Record: EUVD-2025-14898
CVSS 4.0: 8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vrqw-478g-gv6h 8.3

Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in PointCloudLibrary pcl allows Overflow Buffers. Since version...

Record: GHSA-vrqw-478g-gv6h
CVSS 4.0: 8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.3

Record: CVE-2025-4640
CVSS 4.0: 8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.3

Out-of-bounds Write in pcl

Record: CVE-2025-4640
CVSS 4.0: 8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-4640 8.3

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2025-4640
CVSS 4.0: 8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

pointcloudlibrary pcl

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pcl` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.7.2-10build11.7.2-131.7.2-14build11.7.2-14build1.11.7.2-14ubuntu0.11.7.2-14ubuntu0.1+esm1	None known
`pcl` Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu11.8.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu21.8.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.18.04.11.8.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.18.04.1+esm1	None known
`pcl` Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.1+dfsg1-10ubuntu21.9.1+dfsg1-10ubuntu31.10.0+dfsg-4ubuntu21.10.0+dfsg-5ubuntu11.10.0+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm11.10.0+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm2	None known
`pcl` Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.11.1+dfsg-1build11.12.0+dfsg-5build11.12.0+dfsg-61.12.1+dfsg-31.12.1+dfsg-3build11.12.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm11.12.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm2	None known
`pcl` Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.13.0+dfsg-31.13.0+dfsg-3build11.13.0+dfsg-41.13.0+dfsg-4build21.13.0+dfsg-4build31.14.0+dfsg-11.14.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known
`pcl` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.14.0+dfsg-5ubuntu11.15.0+dfsg-21.15.0+dfsg-2build2	None known
`pcl` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.15.1+dfsg-21.15.1+dfsg-31.15.1+dfsg-3build1	None known
`pcl` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.15.0+dfsg-2build21.15.0+dfsg-31.15.1+dfsg-11.15.1+dfsg-2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-4640 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Pointcloudlibrary Pcl, published May 14, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.