CVE-2025-2545

2.3 lowEPSS 0.2%

Low (2.3). EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Vulnerability in Best Practical Solutions, LLC's Request Tracker prior to v5.0.8, where the Triple DES (3DES) cryptographic algorithm is used to protect emails sent with S/MIME encryption. Triple DES is considered obsolete and insecure due to its susceptibility to birthday attacks, which could compromise the confidentiality of encrypted messages.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

2.3 low

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 8% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-327
Published: 2025-05-05
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/cryptographic-algorithm-not-recommended-request-tracker-best-practical
https://docs.bestpractical.com/release-notes/rt/4.4.8
https://docs.bestpractical.com/release-notes/rt/5.0.8
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00009.html

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