Net::Dropbear versions through 0.16 for Perl contains a dependency that may be…
Priority LOW 29CWE-1395Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Net::Dropbear versions through 0.16 for Perl contains a dependency that may be susceptible to an integer overflow. Net::Dropbear embeds a version of the libtommath library that is susceptible to an integer overflow associated with CVE-2023-36328.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00327 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40913
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x86q-3xjx-wg89
References
More ATRODO vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-14266 Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2025-40913 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40913 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x86q-3xjx-wg89 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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