CVE-2025-27498

Name: CVE-2025-27498
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-03-03T17:15:16.443+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.6/10EPSS 0.12%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-27498 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.6/10 on the CVSS scale. aes-gcm is a pure Rust implementation of the AES-GCM. In decrypt_in_place_detached, the decrypted ciphertext (which is the correct ciphertext) is exposed even if the tag is incorrect. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

aes-gcm is a pure Rust implementation of the AES-GCM. In decrypt_in_place_detached, the decrypted ciphertext (which is the correct ciphertext) is exposed even if the tag is incorrect. This is because in decrypt_inplace in asconcore.rs, tag verification causes an error to be returned with the plaintext contents still in buffer. The vulnerability is fixed in 0.4.3.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

5.6/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability

0.12%

1.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-347

References

Timeline

Published: Mar 3, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-27498?

How severe is CVE-2025-27498?

CVE-2025-27498 has a CVSS score of 5.6/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-27498?

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Source: NVD / NIST