CVE-2025-15444 | Crypt::Sodium::XS module versions prior to 0.000042, for Per… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

Crypt::Sodium::XS module versions prior to 0.000042, for Perl, include a vulnerable version of libsodium libsodium <= 1.0.20 or a version of libsodium released before December 30, 2025 contains a vulnerability documented as CVE-2025-69277 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69277 . The libsodium vulnerability states: In atypical use cases involving certain custom cryptography or untrusted data to crypto_core_ed25519_is_valid_point, mishandles checks for whether an elliptic curve point is valid because it sometimes allows points that aren't in the main cryptographic group. 0.000042 includes a version of libsodium updated to 1.0.20-stable, released January 3, 2026, which includes a fix for the vulnerability.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2025-15444
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Reserved: 2026-01-03 22:06 UTC
Published: 2026-01-06 00:22 UTC
Last updated: 2026-01-06 19:01 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-1395
CWE-1395 Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component
Vendor / Product: IAMB / Crypt::Sodium::XS
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
IAMB	Crypt::Sodium::XS	—	0 < 0.000042

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-1395	cna	CWE-1395 Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (3)