Vulnerability in Iamb Crypt\
CVE-2025-15444
Crypt::Sodium::XS module versions prior to 0.000042, for Perl, include a vulnerable version of libsodium libsodium <= 1.0.20 or a version of libsodium released before December 30, 2025 contains a vulnerability documented as CVE-2025-69277 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69277 . The libsodium vulnerability states: In atypical use cases involving certain custom cryptography or untrusted data to crypto_core_ed25519_is_valid_point, mishandles checks for whether an elliptic curve point is valid because it sometimes allows points that aren't in the main cryptographic group. 0.000042 includes a version of libsodium updated to 1.0.20-stable, released January 3, 2026, which includes a fix for the vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (16.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Iamb Crypt\ — versions \
- Iamb Crypt::sodium::xs — versions 0
- Iamb Crypt\:\:sodium\:\:xs
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (Patch)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (Third Party Advisory)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (release-notes, Product, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-15444?
- CVE-2025-15444 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Iamb Crypt\, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2025-15444?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.