#VU122078 Numeric Truncation Error in OpenSSL - CVE-2025-15469

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#VU122078 Numeric Truncation Error in OpenSSL - CVE-2025-15469

Published: January 27, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122078
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-15469
CWE-ID: CWE-197
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenSSL
Software vendor:
OpenSSL Software Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to "openssl dgst" one-shot codepath silently truncates inputs larger than 16MB. A remote attacker can spoof contents of the signed message. 

Note, the issue affects only the command-line tool behavior.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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