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CVE-2025-49087

In Mbed TLS 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 before 3.6.4, a timing discrepancy in block cipher padding...

4.0 MediumFix available

In Mbed TLS 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 before 3.6.4, a timing discrepancy in block cipher padding removal allows an attacker to recover the plaintext when PKCS#7 padding mode is used.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Up 0.4 points since Jul 21, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.0

In Mbed TLS 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 before 3.6.4, a timing discrepancy in block cipher padding removal allows an attacker to recover the plaintext when PKCS#7 padding mode is used.

Record
CVE-2025-49087
CVSS 3.1
4.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-385
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-22030 4.0

In Mbed TLS 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 before 3.6.4, a timing discrepancy in block cipher padding removal allows an attacker to recover the plaintext when PKCS#7 padding mode is used.

Record
EUVD-2025-22030
CVSS 3.1
4.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fmjv-q9m9-j657 4.0

In Mbed TLS 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 before 3.6.4, a timing discrepancy in block cipher padding...

In Mbed TLS 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 before 3.6.4, a timing discrepancy in block cipher padding removal allows an attacker to recover the plaintext when PKCS#7 padding mode is used.

Record
GHSA-fmjv-q9m9-j657
CVSS 3.1
4.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-385
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.0

In Mbed TLS 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 before 3.6.4, a timing discrepancy in block cipher padding removal allows an attacker to recover the plaintext when PKCS#7 padding mode is used.

Record
CVE-2025-49087
CVSS 3.1
4.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1
3.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-385
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2025-49087 3.7

In Mbed TLS 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 before 3.6.4, a timing discrepancy in block cipher padding removal allows an attacker to recover the plaintext when PKCS#7 padding mode is used.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2025-49087
CVSS 3.1
3.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 4.0

In Mbed TLS 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 before 3.6.4, a timing discrepancy in block cipher padding removal allows an attacker to recover the plaintext when PKCS#7 padding mode is used.

Record
CVE-2025-49087
CVSS 3.1
4.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-385
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-49087 3.7

In Mbed TLS 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 before 3.6.4, a timing discrepancy in block cipher padding removal allows an attacker to recover the plaintext when PKCS#7 padding mode is used.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-49087
CVSS 3.1
3.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-49087 4.0

In Mbed TLS 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 before 3.6.4, a timing discrepancy in block cipher padding removal allows an attacker to recover the plaintext when PKCS#7 padding mode is used.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-49087
CVSS 3.1
4.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1
3.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:21144-1 No score

Security update for mbedtls

This update for mbedtls fixes the following issues:

Changes in mbedtls:

  • Update to 3.6.6 (LTS maintenance update from 3.6.1); security fixes accumulated across the 3.6.2-3.6.6 releases:
    • CVE-2024-49195 (boo#1231708): buffer underrun in pkwrite when writing an opaque key pair
    • CVE-2025-27809 (boo#1240051): certificate verification accepted arbitrary hostnames
    • CVE-2025-27810 (boo#1240052): possible authentication bypass on failed memory allocation / hardware errors
    • CVE-2025-47917 (boo#1246783): misleading memory management in mbedtls_x509_string_to_names()
    • CVE-2025-48965 (boo#1246784): NULL pointer dereference after mbedtls_asn1_store_named_data()
    • CVE-2025-49087 (boo#1246973): timing side channel in PKCS#7 padding removal
    • CVE-2025-49600 (boo#1245808): unchecked return values in LMS verification allow signature bypass via fault injection
    • CVE-2025-49601 (boo#1245809): out-of-bounds read in mbedtls_lms_import_public_key()
    • CVE-2025-52496 (boo#1245810): race in AES-NI support detection can lead to AES key extraction or GCM forgery
    • CVE-2025-52497 (boo#1245811): one-byte heap underflow when parsing PEM-encrypted material
    • CVE-2025-54764 (boo#1252341): timing attacks in RSA operations
    • CVE-2025-59438 (boo#1252454): padding-oracle attack via timing of cipher error reporting
    • CVE-2026-25833: PSA RNG state duplicated across fork()
    • CVE-2026-25834: TLS 1.3 HelloRetryRequest man-in-the-middle session-resumption downgrade
    • CVE-2026-25835: RNG state duplicated when application/VM state is cloned
Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:21144-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.20
before 3.6.4-r0
3.6.4-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.21
before 3.6.4-r0
3.6.4-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.22
before 3.6.4-r0
3.6.4-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.23
before 3.6.4-r0
3.6.4-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.24
before 3.6.4-r0
3.6.4-r0
mbedtls3
Alpine:v3.24
before 3.6.4-r0
3.6.4-r0
mbedtls
Debian:13
before 3.6.4-1
3.6.4-1
mbedtls
Debian:14
before 3.6.4-1
3.6.4-1
mbedtls
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.2-3ubuntu1
None known
mbedtls
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.2-3ubuntu13.6.5-0.1ubuntu13.6.5-0.1ubuntu2
None known
mbedtls
openSUSE:Leap 16.0
before 3.6.6-bp160.1.1
3.6.6-bp160.1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affectedOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-49087 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Trustedfirmware Mbed Tls, published July 20, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in mbedtls 3.6.4-r0.

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