CVE-2025-25500 | BDVDB-2026-270639 Detail

Description#

An issue in CosmWasm prior to v2.2.0 allows attackers to bypass capability restrictions in blockchains by exploiting a lack of runtime capability validation. This allows attackers to deploy a contract without capability enforcement, and execute unauthorized actions on the blockchain.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References#

https://gist.github.com/H3T76/8096a6ff9410f3a6d9a25db1a68ae657#file-cve-2025-25500

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-03-18Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-03-21Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-03-18
Last modified: 2025-03-21

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Not stated

Score

7.5 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 56.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Improper Access Control

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.5 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	High
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).