Vulnerability in Bitcoin Core
CVE-2025-46598
Bitcoin Core through 29.0 allows a denial of service via a crafted transaction.
EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Bitcoin Bitcoin_core
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-46598?
- CVE-2025-46598 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bitcoin Core, classified under Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-03-20.
- How severe is CVE-2025-46598?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.