What is CVE-2025-25500?

CVE-2025-25500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cosmwasm, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2025-25500?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-25500 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Cosmwasm

CVE-2025-25500

An issue in CosmWasm prior to v2.2.0 allows attackers to bypass capability restrictions in blockchains by exploiting a lack of runtime capability validation. This allows attackers to deploy a contract without capability enforcement, and execute unauthorized actions on the blockchain.

EPSS: 0.008 (52.6th 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:H/A:N.

Affected products

Cosmwasm
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-25500?: CVE-2025-25500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cosmwasm, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2025-25500?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-25500 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.