CVE-2025-15638 (GCVE-0-2025-15638)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-21 15:34 – Updated: 2026-04-21 16:23
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt
Summary
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.
Severity
10 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-21 16:22 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1395 - Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6129 | vendor-advisory |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12437 | vendor-advisory |
| https://metacpan.org/release/ATRODO/Net-Dropbear-… | release-notes |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATRODO | Net::Dropbear |
Affected:
0 , < 0.14
(custom)
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