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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-4658

Versions of OpenPubkey library prior to 0.10.0 contained a vulnerability that would allow a specially crafted JWS to bypass signature verification.

Published May 13, 2025 · catalog updated May 13, 2025 · OPKSSH OPKSSH

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-4658. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of OPKSSH OPKSSH is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.34%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor OPKSSH OPKSSH 0.1.0 ≤0.4.0

Versions of OpenPubkey library prior to 0.10.0 contained a vulnerability that would allow a specially crafted JWS to bypass signature verification. As OPKSSH depends on the OpenPubkey library for authentication, this vulnerability in OpenPubkey also applies to OPKSSH versions prior to 0.5.0 and would allow an attacker to bypass OPKSSH authentication.

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  • vendor OPKSSH OPKSSH 0.1.0 ≤0.4.00.1.0 ≤0.4.0

How to fix CVE-2025-4658

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-4658. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of OPKSSH OPKSSH is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with OPKSSH OPKSSH 0.1.0 ≤0.4.0 0.1.0 ≤0.4.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.34%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 13, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Versions of OpenPubkey library prior to 0.10.0 contained a vulnerability that would allow a specially crafted JWS to bypass signature verification. As OPKSSH depends on the OpenPubkey library for authentication, this vulnerability in OpenPubkey also applies to OPKSSH versions prior to 0.5.0 and would allow an attacker to bypass OPKSSH authentication.

  2. May 13, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Versions of OpenPubkey library prior to 0.10.0 contained a vulnerability that would allow a specially crafted JWS to bypass signature verification. As OPKSSH depends on the OpenPubkey library for authentication, this vulnerability in OpenPubkey also applies to OPKSSH versions prior to 0.5.0 and would allow an attacker to bypass OPKSSH authentication.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-4658

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-4658

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14477

    Versions of OpenPubkey library prior to 0.10.0 contained a vulnerability that would allow a specially crafted JWS to bypass signature verification. As OPKSSH depends on the OpenPubkey library for authentication, this vulnerability in OpenPubkey also applies to OPKSSH versions pri

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.