Vulnerability in Go Jws

CVE-2025-22868

An attacker can pass a malicious malformed token which causes unexpected memory to be consumed during parsing.

EPSS: 0.008 (54.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Go Jws
Golang.org/x/oauth2 Golang.org/x/oauth2/jws — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1286

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@golang.org (Patch)
security@golang.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)
security@golang.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22868?: CVE-2025-22868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Go Jws, classified under CWE-1286. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2025-22868?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-22868 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.