CVE-2025-65720
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 · uneditedAn issue in Open Source GPT Researcher v3.3.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on a victim system via user interaction with a crafted HTML page.
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 · moderate confidenceGPT Researcher v3.3.7 contains a command injection vulnerability where processing a crafted HTML page allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the victim system. The vulnerability is triggered through user interaction with malicious HTML content.
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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 GPT Researcher installationCheck if GPT Researcher is installed on the system by looking for its executable, package, or running process. Common methods include searching for 'gpt-researcher' in installed packages, checking for its main entry point file, or listing running processes that match the application name.Affected if GPT Researcher is installed and running on the system
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Determine installed versionUse the package manager, version flag, or application metadata to retrieve the exact version number of GPT Researcher. Compare it to the affected version v3.3.7.Affected if The installed version is exactly v3.3.7 (older versions may have different vulnerabilities, newer versions may be patched)
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Check for HTML processing capabilityInspect whether the GPT Researcher installation has modules or features that handle or parse HTML content. Look for dependencies related to HTML parsing, scraping modules, or file processing functionality.Affected if The application has HTML processing or scraping functionality enabled
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Review recent processing activityCheck application logs, recent file processing history, or system audit logs for evidence of HTML file processing events. Look for records of HTML documents being opened, parsed, or processed by the application.Affected if The application has recently processed HTML files from untrusted sources
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Inspect for suspicious command executionReview system process logs, command history, or application activity logs for unexpected command executions that coincide with HTML processing events. Look for signs of arbitrary command injection.Affected if Unusual or unauthorized commands appear in logs following HTML processing activity
You are affected if GPT Researcher v3.3.7 is installed and its HTML processing features have been used to handle untrusted HTML content.
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 dataUpgrade to a patched version of GPT Researcher when available. Avoid opening or processing untrusted HTML files with the application until patched.
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- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-65720 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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