An issue in CosmWasm prior to v2.2.0 allows attackers to bypass capability restrictions…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
An issue in CosmWasm prior to v2.2.0 allows attackers to bypass capability restrictions in blockchains by exploiting a lack of runtime capability validation. This allows attackers to deploy a contract without capability enforcement, and execute unauthorized actions on the blockchain.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.008 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed cosmwasm (crates.io): 2.2.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | cosmwasm (crates.io) | before 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-cg8r-jwg7-r2x4 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- cosmwasm (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 2.2.0 Fixed in 2.2.0 Patch available GHSA-cg8r-jwg7-r2x4
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-cg8r-jwg7-r2x4 cosmwasm (crates.io) Fixed in 2.2.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-25500
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cg8r-jwg7-r2x4
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-25500 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-25500 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cg8r-jwg7-r2x4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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