The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 is based on a JSP application in which the heap content is roughly equivalent to a "core dump" in which a password previously sent over HTTP would be included in this dump, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-48928 is rated Active Exploitation (76.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.29%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2025-07-01) affecting TeleMessage / TM SGNL. a weakness (CWE-528) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +3.18% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.
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: TeleMessage TM SGNL Exposure of Core Dump File to an Unauthorized Control Sphere Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail
: 2025-07-01
: 2025-07-22
: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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 | 2026-03-24 | 5.11% | 8.29% | +3.18% |
| 2 | 2026-02-11 | 4.42% | 5.11% | +0.68% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 4.42% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.5 | 1.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| smarsh | telemessage | — | cpe:2.3:a:smarsh:telemessage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-signal-knock-off-app-telemessage-got-hacked-in-20-minutes/ | Press/Media Coverage |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-48928 | US Government Resource |