CVE-2025-10729
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe module will parse a <pattern> node which is not a child of a structural node. The node will be deleted after creation but might be accessed later leading to a use after free.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA use-after-free vulnerability exists in the module's parser where a <pattern> node created outside of a structural node hierarchy is prematurely deleted but may still be referenced later during processing, leading to memory corruption and potential arbitrary code execution.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- P
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:H/U:Red
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the affected XML parsing moduleLocate the software component that handles XML pattern node parsing in your environment; check application or service documentation for the XML parser in useAffected if the XML parser handles <pattern> nodes and matches the unpatched version range
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Check the installed version against the patchCompare your installed XML parser module version to the vendor release that addresses CVE-2025-10729; consult vendor security advisory for version detailsAffected if the installed version predates the patch that fixes the use-after-free in pattern node processing
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Verify XML input processing is enabledInspect application configuration for XML parsing features; check if the module accepts or processes XML input containing pattern elementsAffected if XML input with pattern nodes can be submitted or loaded into the application
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Confirm pattern node processing occursReview application logs or test with XML input containing <pattern> nodes to confirm the parser processes themAffected if the application parses and processes pattern nodes from external or untrusted XML sources
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Look for memory corruption indicatorsMonitor for crashes, heap corruption warnings, or abnormal memory access patterns in logs or runtime diagnostics related to XML parsing operationsAffected if the application exhibits memory corruption symptoms during XML pattern processing
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Check for exposed XML input vectorsIdentify all endpoints, files, or interfaces that accept XML input (SOAP, XSLT, config files, uploads); verify if pattern elements could be injectedAffected if untrusted XML input containing pattern nodes can reach the vulnerable parser
Your environment is affected if you run an unpatched XML parser module that processes pattern nodes from any XML input source, as the use-after-free triggers when pattern nodes outside the structural hierarchy are referenced after deletion.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patch to address the memory lifecycle issue in the XML pattern node parsing logic; if no patch available, disable or restrict untrusted XML input until a fix is deployed.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-10729 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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