CVE-2025-49087 Information disclosure in mbedtls

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

An attacker can recover plaintext via timing side-channel attacks in Mbed TLS when using PKCS#7 padding mode.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-49087?

CVE-2025-49087 is a medium-severity vulnerability in mbedtls, published on 20 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Mbed TLS 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 before 3.6.4, a timing discrepancy in block cipher padding removal allows an attacker to recover the plaintext when PKCS#7 padding mode is used.

Weakness: CWE-385

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49087?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trustedfirmware Mbed Tls.

How do I fix CVE-2025-49087?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2025-49087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2025-49087, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-49087, GHSA-fmjv-q9m9-j657, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-49087.

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