CVE-2025-65548
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CVE-2025-65548 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.1/10 on the CVSS scale. NUT-14 allows cashu tokens to be created with a preimage hash. However, nutshell (cashubtc/nuts) before 0.18.0 do not validate the size of preimage when the token is spent. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
NUT-14 allows cashu tokens to be created with a preimage hash. However, nutshell (cashubtc/nuts) before 0.18.0 do not validate the size of preimage when the token is spent. The preimage is stored by the mint and attacker can exploit this vulnerability to fill the mint's db nd disk with arbitrary data.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cashu | Nutshell | < 0.18.0 |
References
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5564329Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/cashubtc/nuts/blob/main/07.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cashubtc/nuts/blob/main/14.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5564329Exploit, Issue Tracking
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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