CVE-2019-25620: Tree Studio 2.17 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the applicati

Routine

MEDIUM 6.2DOWNGRADE

CVE-2019-25620 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.2) affecting tree studio. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Tree Studio 2.17 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by providing malformed input through the keyboard interface. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by entering arbitrary characters during application runtime, causing the application to become unresponsive or terminate abnormally.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.2 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 92%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-168
Published	2026-03-23
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulnCheck · Vendor: pixarra

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-03-23 14:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 02:32 UTCUpdated Record last modified

pixarra tree studio DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.17

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.17

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy tree-studio || rpm -q tree-studio || tree-studio --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.17 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison tree-studio sudo apt install tree-studio=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.17> sudo apt-mark hold tree-studio

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list tree-studio sudo dnf downgrade tree-studio-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.17> sudo dnf versionlock add tree-studio

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2019-25620?

tree studio: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2019-25620 being exploited?

CVE-2019-25620 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2019-25620 affect?

CVE-2019-25620 affects tree studio. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.2). Tree Studio 2.17 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by providing malformed input through the keyboard interface. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by entering arbitrary char

How urgent is CVE-2019-25620?

Priority 29/100. Public exploit reference

References

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