CVE-2025-15444

CRITICAL EPSS 13.4%
Published Jan 6, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Jan 6, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Crypt::Sodium::XS module versions prior to 0.000042, for Perl, include a vulnerable version of libsodium libsodium <= 1.0.20 or a version of libsodium released before December 30, 2025 contains a vulnerability documented as CVE-2025-69277  https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69277 . The libsodium vulnerability states: In atypical use cases involving certain custom cryptography or untrusted data to crypto_core_ed25519_is_valid_point, mishandles checks for whether an elliptic curve point is valid because it sometimes allows points that aren't in the main cryptographic group. 0.000042 includes a version of libsodium updated to 1.0.20-stable, released January 3, 2026, which includes a fix for the vulnerability.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
13.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-347

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
iambcrypt\\ <0.000042

References 3

  • 00f.net https://00f.net/2025/12/30/libsodium-vulnerability/
    Third Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/commit/ad3004ec8731730e93fcfbbc824e67eadc1c1bae
    Patch
  • metacpan.org https://metacpan.org/dist/Crypt-Sodium-XS/changes
    ProductRelease Notes

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/commit/ad3004ec8731730e93fcfbbc824e67eadc1c1bae
    Patch