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CVE-2025-40934

CVE-2025-40934 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

XML-Sig versions 0.27 through 0.67 for Perl incorrectly validates XML files if signatures are omitted. An attacker can remove the signature from the XML document to make it pass the verification check. XML-Sig is a Perl module to validate signatures on XML files.  An unsigned XML file should return an error message.  The affected versions return true when attempting to validate an XML file that contains no signatures.

EPSS 0.02% · 6.0th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
9.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
0.02%
6.0th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
xml\\0.27
TIMLEGGEXML::Sig0.27

Timeline

  • Jan 21, 1970 Fix PR Merged
  • Nov 26, 2025 CVE Published
  • Nov 27, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Nov 27, 2025 Coalition ESS Score
  • Nov 28, 2025 Coalition ESS Score
  • Nov 28, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Dec 2, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Dec 2, 2025 Coalition ESS Score
  • Dec 3, 2025 Coalition ESS Score
  • Dec 6, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Dec 11, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Dec 15, 2025 EPSS Score
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