CVE-2025-53359 json
ethereum does not check transaction malleability for EIP-2930, EIP-1559 and EIP-7702 transactions
published 2025-07-02 16 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-3w94-vq2x-v5wr , EUVD-2025-19744
- cvss
- 6.9
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
ethereum is a common ethereum structs for Rust. Prior to ethereum crate v0.18.0, signature malleability (according to EIP-2) was only checked for "legacy" transactions, but not for EIP-2930, EIP-1559 and EIP-7702 transactions. This is a specification deviation. The signature malleability itself is not a security issue and not as high of a risk if the ethereum crate is used on a single-implementation blockchain. This issue has been patched in version v0.18.0. A workaround for this issue involves manually checking transaction malleability outside of the crate, however upgrading is recommended.
Patch / fix
- crates.io ethereum 0.18.0
- github.com/rust-ethereum/ethereum@2dd9d1d commit
- github.com/rust-ethereum/ethereum#67 pull request
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 16 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | ethereum | <0.18.0 |
0.18.0 |
Affected products
- rust-ethereum ethereum
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
References
-
github.com
/rust-ethereum/ethereum/pull/67
web
-
github.com
/rust-ethereum/ethereum/commit/2dd9d1d5d0936ec7350093ff3a5a7169a349db77
web
-
github.com
/rust-ethereum/ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-3w94-vq2x-v5wr
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53359
advisory
-
github.com
/rust-ethereum/ethereum
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-53359
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3w94-vq2x-v5wr
- NVD CVE-2025-53359
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