CVE-2025-15638
Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt
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.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-15638- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1395
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-209545
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-209545- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fwph-xhj4-v8r5
Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt. Net:...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fwph-xhj4-v8r5- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-15638- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-15638- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1395
- 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-2025-15638 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Atrodo Net::dropbear, published April 21, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6129
metacpan.org/release/ATRODO/Net-Dropbear-0.14/source/dropbear/libtomcrypt/changes
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15638
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fwph-xhj4-v8r5
cpan.org/modules