TI-2025-14266 Aliases CVE-2025-15638 GHSA-fwph-xhj4-v8r5

Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt

MEDIUM 50CWE-1395Published 2026-04-21 · Updated 2026-04-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt. Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 includes versions of Dropbear 2019.78 or earlier. These include versions of libtomcrypt v1.18.1 or earlier, which is affected by CVE-2016-6129 and CVE-2018-12437.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0057 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Net::Dropbear (ATRODO): 0.14

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
ATRODO	Net::Dropbear	before 0.14	0.14	Patch available	CNA

Net::Dropbear VendorATRODO Affected before 0.14 Fixed in 0.14 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:atrodo:net\:\:dropbear::::::perl::*	dropbear	Vulnerable	ATRODO

cpe:2.3:a:atrodo:net\:\:dropbear:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* Versions dropbear Vulnerable ·ATRODO

Remediation

Fix · CNA Net::Dropbear (ATRODO) Fixed in 0.14

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15638
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwph-xhj4-v8r5

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

https://metacpan.org/release/ATRODO/Net-Dropbear-0.14/source/dropbear/libtomcrypt/changes

Sources

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