NASA CryptoLib before 1.3.2 does not check whether the SA is in an operational state…
Priority HIGH 76CWE-913Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
NASA CryptoLib before 1.3.2 does not check whether the SA is in an operational state before use, possibly leading to a bypass of the Space Data Link Security protocol (SDLS).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00507 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed CryptoLib (NASA): 1.3.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
- Fix · CNA CryptoLib (NASA) Fixed in 1.3.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
NASA CryptoLib 1.3.2
4 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-29359 NASA CryptoLib before 1.3.2 uses Extended Procedures that are a Work in Progress (not…Priority HIGH 76
- TI-2025-29357 NASA CryptoLib before 1.3.2 does not check the OTAR crypto function returned status…Priority HIGH 71
- TI-2025-29360 In NASA CryptoLib before 1.3.2, the key state is not checked before use, potentially leading to spacecraft hijacking.Priority MEDIUM 53
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-46673
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvpp-7888-2hgr
References
More nasa Cryptolib vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-21552 CryptoLib Has Heap Overflow in Crypto_TM_ProcessSecurity due to Unchecked Secondary Header Length CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-21662 Heap Buffer Overflow via Incomplete Length Check in `Crypto_TC_ApplySecurity` CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-21298 CryptoLib's Crypto_TC_Prep_AAD Has Buffer Overflow Due to Integer Underflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
- TI-2025-21297 CryptoLib Has Heap Buffer Overflow Due to Unsigned Integer Underflow in Crypto_TC_ProcessSecurity CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
- TI-2025-21296 CryptoLib Has Heap Buffer Overflow in Crypto_AOS_ProcessSecurity Function CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
- TI-2025-21294 CryptoLib's Crypto_TC_ApplySecurity() Has a Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
Sources
- CVE-2025-46673 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-46673 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jvpp-7888-2hgr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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