CVE-2025-15281: wordexp with WRDE_REUSE and WRDE_APPEND may return uninitialized memory

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.2)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Jan

Released

2026-01-21

Last Updated

2026-02-18

EPSS Score

0.07% (percentile: 21.0%)

Affected Products (2)

Other

• 20817-17084
• 20895-17084

Revision History

• 2026-01-21: Information published.
• 2026-02-18: Information published.