CVE-2025-2885 - Root metadata version not validated in tough

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MEDIUM

Root metadata version not validated in tough

Published Mar 27, 2025

5.7

MEDIUM

CVSS 4.0

EPSS 0.33%

Description

Missing validation of the root metatdata version number could allow an actor to supply an arbitrary version number to the client instead of the intended version in the root metadata file, altering the version fetched by the client. Users should upgrade to tough version 0.20.0 or later and ensure any forked or derivative code is patched to incorporate the new fixes.

Affected products

Vendor AWS Product Tough Default
unaffected
- Version
  0.1.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <0.20.0

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

AWS

Tough

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
0.1.0	affected	<0.20.0

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-1288

References (7)

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-007
vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-8666
Advisory
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5vmp-m5v2-hx47
Advisory
https://github.com/awslabs/tough/commit/0eeb60aefe27f00b65730634b788a1aafb8bf3c6
https://github.com/awslabs/tough/releases/tag/tough-v0.20.0
patch
https://github.com/awslabs/tough/security/advisories/GHSA-5vmp-m5v2-hx47
vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2885

Link	Providers	Tags
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-007		vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-8666		Advisory
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5vmp-m5v2-hx47		Advisory
https://github.com/awslabs/tough/commit/0eeb60aefe27f00b65730634b788a1aafb8bf3c6
https://github.com/awslabs/tough/releases/tag/tough-v0.20.0		patch
https://github.com/awslabs/tough/security/advisories/GHSA-5vmp-m5v2-hx47		vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2885