Bitcoin Core through 29.0 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (issue 1 of 2).
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-54604 is rated Low Risk (35.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 2025-11-03 | 0.02% | 0.05% | +0.03% |
| 2 | 2025-10-29 | — | 0.02% | — |
Full EPSS history (2 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitcoin | bitcoin_core | < 30.0 | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bitcoincore.org/en/2025/10/24/disclose-cve-2025-54604/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures | Not Applicable |
| https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases | Release Notes |