CVE-2025-15638 json
Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt
published 2026-04-21 6 mo ago modified 2026-10-07 33 d ago also EUVD-2025-209545
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
- ATRODO Net::Dropbear 0.14
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 6 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- ATRODO Net::Dropbear
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1395 Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component
References
-
cve.org
/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6129
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
cve.org
/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12437
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
metacpan.org
/release/ATRODO/Net-Dropbear-0.14/source/dropbear/libtomcrypt/changes
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-15638
- NVD CVE-2025-15638
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