CVE-2025-15444

Crypt::Sodium::XS module versions prior to 0.000042, for Perl, include a vulnerable version of libsodium libsodium <= 1.0.20 or a version of libsodium released before December 30, 2025 contains a vulnerability documented as CVE-2025-69277 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69277 . The libsodium vulnerability states: In atypical use cases involving certain custom cryptography or untrusted data to crypto_core_ed25519_is_valid_point, mishandles checks for whether an elliptic curve point is valid because it sometimes allows points that aren't in the main cryptographic group. 0.000042 includes a version of libsodium updated to 1.0.20-stable, released January 3, 2026, which includes a fix for the vulnerability.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://00f.net/2025/12/30/libsodium-vulnerability/	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/commit/ad3004ec8731730e93fcfbbc824e67eadc1c1bae	Patch
https://metacpan.org/dist/Crypt-Sodium-XS/changes	Product Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:iamb:crypt\:\:sodium\:\:xs:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-06 01:16

Updated : 2026-03-10 17:00

NVD link : CVE-2025-15444

Mitre link : CVE-2025-15444

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-15444

JSON object : View

Products Affected

iamb

crypt\

CWE

CWE-347

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

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