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CVE-2025-0509 Sparkle

Affected softwareSparkle
Severity7.3 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores
WeaknessCWE-552
Published4 Feb 2025
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

A security issue was found in Sparkle before version 2.6.4. An attacker can replace an existing signed update with another payload, bypassing Sparkle’s (Ed)DSA signing checks.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published a year ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.90% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

CVSS

7.3 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 7.3 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H patrick@puiterwijk.org Secondary published
CVSS 3.1 6.8 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2026 ↗ CPU 2026-Q3 Oracle SQL Developer / Installation (24.3)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2025 ↗ CPU 2025-Q1 Oracle Java SE / Install (Sparkle) (Oracle Java SE: 8u431)
Oracle's note: Only applies to the macOS autoupdater.

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Java SE Install (Sparkle) Oracle Java SE: 8u431 8.0.431.0
Oracle SQL Developer Installation 24.3 24.3

Products and versions

3 products, 3 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd netapp hci compute node generic any version
nvd netapp oncommand workflow automation generic any version
nvd sparkle-project sparkle generic < 2.6.4

References

URLTags
https://github.com/sparkle-project/Sparkle/pull/2550 Issue Tracking, Patch
https://sparkle-project.org/documentation/security-and-reliability/ Patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250124-0008/ Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2025-02-04By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.