PT-2025-31412 · Ashlar Vellum+1 · Cobalt

Rocco Calvi + 1 · Published 2025-07-30 · Updated 2025-09-18 · CVE-2025-8005

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this issue, as the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the parsing of XE files due to a lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, resulting in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Type Confusion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-843

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-8005

ZDI-25-722

Affected Products

Cobalt

References · 4

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-722 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8005 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1968561175282520187 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/32798 · Telegram Post