Vulnerability in Amazon Tough
CVE-2025-2888
During a snapshot rollback, the client incorrectly caches the timestamp metadata. If the client checks the cache when attempting to perform the next update, the update timestamp validation will fail, preventing the next update until the cache is cleared. Users should upgrade to tough version 0.20.0 or later and ensure any forked or derivative code is patched to incorporate the new fixes.
EPSS: 0.003 (24.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Amazon Tough
- Aws Tough — versions 0.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-2888?
- CVE-2025-2888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Amazon Tough, classified under CWE-1025. CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2025-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2025-2888?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-2888 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.