Medium 5.3Published Sep 25, 2025

CVE-2025-10994Open Babel gamessformat.cpp ReadMolecule use after free

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 10:00 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

A weakness has been identified in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. This affects the function GAMESSOutputFormat::ReadMolecule of the file gamessformat.cpp. This manipulation causes use after free. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.

CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416, CWE-119
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulDB
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Sep 26, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 19, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

openbabel open_babel openbabel:open_babel	through 3.1.1	NVD

References

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.325922	vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.325922	signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.654057	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2834	issue-tracking, exploit
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22318611/poc.zip	exploit

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