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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://00f.net/2025/12/30/libsodium-vulnerability/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/commit/ad3004ec8731730e93fcfbbc824e67eadc1c1bae | Patch |
| https://metacpan.org/dist/Crypt-Sodium-XS/changes | Product Release Notes |
Configurations
History
10 Mar 2026, 17:00
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CWE | CWE-347 | |
| First Time |
Iamb
Iamb crypt\ |
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| References | () https://00f.net/2025/12/30/libsodium-vulnerability/ - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/commit/ad3004ec8731730e93fcfbbc824e67eadc1c1bae - Patch | |
| References | () https://metacpan.org/dist/Crypt-Sodium-XS/changes - Product, Release Notes | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:iamb:crypt\:\:sodium\:\:xs:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* |
06 Jan 2026, 19:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8 |
06 Jan 2026, 01:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-01-06 01:16
Updated : 2026-03-10 17:00
NVD link : CVE-2025-15444
Mitre link : CVE-2025-15444
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-15444
JSON object : View
Products Affected
iamb
- crypt\
CWE
CWE-347
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature