Is ascon_aead affected by CVE-2025-27498?

crates.io ascon_aead is affected in <0.4.3.

Is CVE-2025-27498 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.1%.

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CVE-2025-27498

Q: Is CVE-2025-27498 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.1%.

crates.io · ascon_aead

Summary

AEADs/ascon-aead: Plaintext exposed in decrypt_in_place_detached even on tag verification failure

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.1% (p2)
Also known as: GHSA-r38m-44fw-h886
Published: 2025-03-03

References

https://github.com/RustCrypto/AEADs/security/advisories/GHSA-r38m-44fw-h886
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27498
https://github.com/RustCrypto/AEADs/commit/d1d749ba57e38e65b0e037cd744d0b17f7254037

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