Perl CryptX before version 0.087 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to an…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-1395Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Perl CryptX before version 0.087 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to an integer overflow. CryptX 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 0.00562 46th 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
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40914
References
More MIK vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-27306 CryptX for Perl before version 0.065 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-30120 Stack-based buffer overflow in MIK CryptX CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-07597 Crypt::ScryptKDF versions through 0.010 for Perl uses insecure random number source when… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2026-11599 CryptX versions before 0.088_001 for Perl compare AEAD authentication tags in… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7
Sources
- CVE-2025-40914 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40914 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2025-40914 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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