{"cve":"CVE-2025-2885","nvd":{"published":"2025-03-27T23:15:35.240","modified":"2026-06-17T09:07:47.747","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":5.7},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":4.5},"cwes":["CWE-1288"],"references":["https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-007/","https://github.com/awslabs/tough/releases/tag/tough-v0.20.0","https://github.com/awslabs/tough/security/advisories/GHSA-5vmp-m5v2-hx47"],"products":["amazon:tough"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:00:28.034033815+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-2885","score":0.00332,"percentile":0.26491,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-5vmp-m5v2-hx47","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5vmp-m5v2-hx47","summary":"tough root metadata version is not checked for sequential versioning","modified":"2025-10-14T21:58:49Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"crates.io","name":"tough","purl":"pkg:cargo/tough","ranges":["<0.20.0"],"fixed":["0.20.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}