CVE-2025-54604
Bitcoin Core through 29.0 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (issue 1 of 2).
Bitcoin Core through 29.0 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (issue 1 of 2).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Bitcoin Core through 29.0 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (issue 1 of 2).
- Record
CVE-2025-54604- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-36539
Bitcoin Core through 29.0 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (issue 1 of 2).
- Record
EUVD-2025-36539- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wcj-m5m4-hw9r
Bitcoin Core through 29.0 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (issue 1 of 2).
Bitcoin Core through 29.0 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (issue 1 of 2).
- Record
GHSA-6wcj-m5m4-hw9r- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Bitcoin Core through 29.0 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (issue 1 of 2).
- Record
CVE-2025-54604- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Bitcoin Core through 29.0 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (issue 1 of 2).
- Record
CVE-2025-54604- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-54604 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Bitcoin Core, published October 28, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures
github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases
bitcoincore.org/en/2025/10/24/disclose-cve-2025-54604
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54604