CVE-2025-40934

CRITICAL

< 0.67 - Signature Verification Bypass

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

XML-Sig versions 0.27 through 0.67 for Perl incorrectly validates XML files if signatures are omitted. An attacker can remove the signature from the XML document to make it pass the verification check. XML-Sig is a Perl module to validate signatures on XML files.  An unsigned XML file should return an error message.  The affected versions return true when attempting to validate an XML file that contains no signatures.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.3
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 4.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-347
Status published
Products (1)
xml\/\ 0.27 - 0.67
Published Nov 26, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026