CVE-2020-25216
yWorks yEd Desktop before 3.20.1 allows code execution via an XSL Transformation when using an XML file in conjunction with a custom stylesheet.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
yWorks yEd Desktop before 3.20.1 allows code execution via an XSL Transformation when using an XML file in conjunction with a custom stylesheet.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.42% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-91
- Affected
- yworks/yed
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.yworks.com/products/yed/downloadRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://zigrin.com/advisories/yworks-yed-graph-editor-xslt-remote-code-execution-in-xml/
- https://www.yworks.com/products/yed/downloadRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://zigrin.com/advisories/yworks-yed-graph-editor-xslt-remote-code-execution-in-xml/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.