CVE-2025-45765 Weak cryptography in n/a

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

The Ruby JWT library allows weak encryption keys, potentially enabling attackers to bypass security controls or decrypt data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-45765?

CVE-2025-45765 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ruby-jwt v3.0.0.beta1 was discovered to contain weak encryption. NOTE: the Supplier's perspective is "keysize is not something that is enforced by this library. Currently more recent versions of OpenSSL are enforcing some key sizes and those restrictions apply to the users of this gem also."

Weakness: CWE-326

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-45765?

How do I fix CVE-2025-45765?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-45765 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-45765 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-45765 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-45765, GHSA-6ch4-944p-wf7j, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-45765.

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