CVE-2025-8454 json
It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of s…
published 2025-08-01 15 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-23342
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 15 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Debian devscripts
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
References
-
bugs.debian.org
/1109251
issue-tracking, mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-8454
- NVD CVE-2025-8454
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