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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2025-15638

CVE-2025-15638

CRITICAL10.0

Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt

Published Apr 21, 2026

Modified Yesterday

Details

Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt.

Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 includes versions of Dropbear 2019.78 or earlier. These include versions of libtomcrypt v1.18.1 or earlier, which is affected by CVE-2016-6129 and CVE-2018-12437.

References

https://metacpan.org/release/ATRODO/Net-Dropbear-0.14/source/dropbear/libtomcrypt/changes

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6129

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12437

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-15638

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

10.0

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

ChangedS:C

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

10/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedApr 21, 2026

ModifiedApr 21, 2026

CVE-2025-15638 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence