CVE-2025-6496
HTACG tidy-html5 parser.c InsertNodeAsParent null pointer dereference
A vulnerability was found in HTACG tidy-html5 5.8.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function InsertNodeAsParent of the file src/parser.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HTACG tidy-html5 parser.c InsertNodeAsParent null pointer dereference
A vulnerability was found in HTACG tidy-html5 5.8.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function InsertNodeAsParent of the file src/parser.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- Record
CVE-2025-6496- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS: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
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - CVSS 2.0
- 1.7
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR - Weakness
- CWE-476, CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-18857
A vulnerability was found in HTACG tidy-html5 5.8.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function InsertNodeAsParent of the file src/parser.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- Record
EUVD-2025-18857- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS: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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8cw2-hw77-mrmj
A vulnerability was found in HTACG tidy-html5 5.8.0. It has been declared as problematic. This...
A vulnerability was found in HTACG tidy-html5 5.8.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function InsertNodeAsParent of the file src/parser.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- Record
GHSA-8cw2-hw77-mrmj- CVSS 4.0
- 1.9 Low
CVSS: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/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability was found in HTACG tidy-html5 5.8.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function InsertNodeAsParent of the file src/parser.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- Record
CVE-2025-6496- CVSS 4.0
- 1.9 Low
CVSS: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/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 1.7 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-404, CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
HTACG tidy-html5 parser.c InsertNodeAsParent null pointer dereference
A vulnerability was found in HTACG tidy-html5 5.8.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function InsertNodeAsParent of the file src/parser.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- Record
CVE-2025-6496- CVSS 4.0
- 1.9 Low
CVSS: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 - Weakness
- CWE-404, CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-6496
A vulnerability was found in HTACG tidy-html5 5.8.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function InsertNodeAsParent of the file src/parser.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-6496- CVSS 4.0
- 1.9 Low
CVSS: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/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-6496
A vulnerability was found in HTACG tidy-html5 5.8.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function InsertNodeAsParent of the file src/parser.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6496- CVSS 4.0
- 1.9 Low
CVSS: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
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tidy-html5Debian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:5.6.0-112:5.7.45-1~exp12:5.8.0-12:5.8.0-1~exp12:5.8.0-1~exp22:5.8.0-22:5.8.0-2.1 |
None known |
tidy-html5Debian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:5.8.0-22:5.8.0-2.1 |
None known |
tidy-html5Debian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:5.8.0-22:5.8.0-2.1 |
None known |
tidy-html5Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:5.2.0-2 |
None known |
tidy-html5Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:5.6.0-102:5.6.0-112:5.6.0-11ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
None known |
tidy-html5Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:5.6.0-11build12:5.6.0-11build22:5.6.0-11ubuntu0.22.04.1 |
None known |
tidy-html5Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:5.6.0-11build22:5.6.0-11ubuntu12:5.6.0-11ubuntu2 |
None known |
tidy-html5Ubuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:5.8.0-1ubuntu12:5.8.0-2 |
None known |
tidy-html5Ubuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:5.8.0-2.1 |
None known |
tidy-html5Ubuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:5.8.0-22:5.8.0-2.1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-6496 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Htacg Tidy-html5, published June 23, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.