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    CVE-2025-8865

    The YugabyteDB tablet server contains a flaw in its YCQL query handling that can trigger a null pointer dereference when processing certain malformed inputs. An authenticated attacker could exploit this issue to crash the YCQL tablet server, resulting in a denial of service.

    Published:Aug 11, 2025
    Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
    EPS:Aug 11, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00022
    CVSS Score:2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Yugabyte
    Product
    Yugabytedb

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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