RTI Connext Professional prior 7.6.0 Core Libraries untrusted pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in RTI Connext Professional. This affects an unknown function of the component Core Libraries. This manipulation causes untrusted pointer dereference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-4993. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RTI Connext Professional. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Core Libraries. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-822. The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability in RTI Connext Professional (Core Libraries) allows Pointer Manipulation.This issue affects Connext Professional: from 7.4.0 before 7.6.0, from 7.0.0 before 7.3.0.10, from 6.1.0 before 6.1.2.27, from 6.0.0 before 6.0.1.43, from 5.3.0 before 5.3.*, from 4.4a before 5.2.*.

It is possible to read the advisory at rti.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-4993 since 05/20/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.2.x, 5.3.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.2.27, 7.3.0.10 or 7.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Untrusted pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-822
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Connext Professional 5.2.x/5.3.x/6.0.x/6.1.2.27/7.3.0.10/7.6.0

Timelineinfo

05/20/2025 CVE reserved
09/24/2025 +127 days Advisory disclosed
09/24/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/01/2026 +189 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rti.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-4993 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-4993
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325663

Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2025 07:52
Updated: 04/01/2026 04:48
Changes: 09/24/2025 07:52 (65), 04/01/2026 04:48 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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