Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2025-3155 affects Yelp, the GNOME help viewer. A crafted help document can run arbitrary scripts and read local user files, potentially sending them outside the system. The weakness requires user interaction, but the impact is high because confidential files may be exposed. Exposure is most likely on Linux desktop or workstation systems where Yelp or yelp-xsl is installed, especially affected RHEL 7, RHEL 8, RHEL 9, and listed extended-support variants. Server-only systems without the GNOME help stack are less likely to be exposed. Prioritize patching managed Linux desktop environments and privileged admin workstations. Business urgency is driven by potential data exposure from local user files, but the requirement for user interaction and lack of confirmed active exploitation keep this below emergency critical response. Mitigation focus: Apply relevant Red Hat security advisories for yelp and yelp-xsl packages.; Check GNOME, Debian, and vendor guidance for fixed package versions.; Restrict opening untrusted help documents until updates are deployed..
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N2.84redhatVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.4HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- RHSA-2025:4450CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2025:4451CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2025:4455CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2025:4456CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2025:4457CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2025:4505CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2025:4532CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2025:7430CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2025:7569CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-3155CVE reference, redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2357091CVE reference, redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/yelp/-/issues/221CVE reference, redhat
- https://gist.github.com/parrot409/e970b155358d45b298d7024edd9b17f2CVE reference, CISA-ADP · exploit
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00036.htmlCVE reference, CVE
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00037.htmlCVE reference, CVE
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URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
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