# CVE-2025-11013: BehaviorTree XML Parser xml\_parsing.cpp loadDocImpl null pointer dereference

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-09-26 · Updated: 2025-09-26

## Affected

- n/a BehaviorTree: 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7.0

## Description

A vulnerability was identified in BehaviorTree up to 4.7.0. This vulnerability affects the function XMLParser::PImpl::loadDocImpl of the file /src/xml_parsing.cpp of the component XML Parser. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a BehaviorTree, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.325956
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.325956
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.654075
- https://github.com/BehaviorTree/BehaviorTree.CPP/issues/1003
- https://github.com/BehaviorTree/BehaviorTree.CPP/pull/1004
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22245915/poc.zip

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