Vulnerability in Smarsh Telemessage
CVE-2025-48931
The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 relies on MD5 for password hashing, which opens up various attack possibilities (including rainbow tables) with low computational effort.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.2 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (0.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Smarsh Telemessage
- Telemessage Service — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wired.com/story/how-the-signal-knock-off-app-telemessage-got-hacked-in-20-m… (Press/Media Coverage)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-48931?
- CVE-2025-48931 is a low-severity vulnerability in Smarsh Telemessage, classified under Use of Weak Hash. CVSS score: 3.2/10. Published 2025-05-28.
- How severe is CVE-2025-48931?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-48931 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.