CVE-2025-9136mediumCWE-119CWE-125

CVE-2025-9136: medium-severity vulnerability in libretro RetroArch

libretro RetroArch file_stream.c filestream_vscanf out-of-bounds

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ssvc Trackcvss 4.8epss 0.2%
A flaw has been found in libretro RetroArch 1.18.0/1.19.0/1.20.0. This affects the function filestream_vscanf of the file libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be launched locally. Upgrading to version 1.21.0 mitigates this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
Affected products
libretro · RetroArch
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