CVE-2025-40914 | Perl CryptX before version 0.087 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to an integer overflow

Perl CryptX before version 0.087 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to an integer overflow. CryptX embeds a version of the libtommath library that is susceptible to an integer overflow associated with CVE-2023-36328.

Published: 2025-06-11 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-40914 is rated Moderate Risk (63/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.54%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-40914

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-23 0.41% 0.54% +0.13%
2 2026-05-22 0.54% 0.41% -0.13%
3 2026-04-07 0.54%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-40914

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-40914

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-40914

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-40914 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libcryptx-perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-40914
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-40914 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libcryptx-perl), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream): released 5, ignored 2, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40914

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-40914

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2025-40914

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