# CVE-2025-4098: Out-of-bounds Read in Horner Automation Cscape

> An out-of-bounds read in Horner Automation Cscape allows attackers to disclose information and execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 May 2025
- **Updated:** 10 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wrvq-mh4x-7wf8

## What is CVE-2025-4098?

CVE-2025-4098 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Horner Automation Cscape, published on 8 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Horner Automation Cscape version 10.0 (10.0.415.2) SP1 is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could allow an attacker to disclose information and execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Cscape.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4098?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-4098?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4098 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-4098 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4098 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-4098 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-4098 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Horner Automation Cscape, published on 8 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4098 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Horner Automation Cscape. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4098/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4098/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4098
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4098
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-4098

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4098/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.