CVE-2025-14760 Weak cryptography in AWS SDK for C++
Missing key commitment in AWS SDK for C++ allows attackers with write access to manipulate encrypted data keys, potentially exposing plaintext data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-14760?
CVE-2025-14760 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AWS SDK for C++, published on 17 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing cryptographic key commitment in the AWS SDK for C++ may allow a user with write access to the S3 bucket to introduce a new EDK that decrypts to different plaintext when the encrypted data key is stored in an "instruction file" instead of S3's metadata record.
To mitigate this issue, upgrade AWS SDK for C++ to version 1.11.712 or later
Weakness: CWE-327
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14760?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14760?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2025-14760 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14760 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-792f-r46x-r7gm.