CVE-2025-12889 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

With TLS 1.2 connections a client can use any digest, specifically a weaker digest that is supported, rather than those in the CertificateRequest.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wolfssl	Wolfssl

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/9395

History

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wolfssl Wolfssl wolfssl
Vendors & Products		Wolfssl Wolfssl wolfssl

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		With TLS 1.2 connections a client can use any digest, specifically a weaker digest that is supported, rather than those in the CertificateRequest.
Title		TLS 1.2 Client Can Downgrade Digest Used
Weaknesses		CWE-20
References		https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/9395
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wolfSSL

Published: 2025-11-21T23:06:59.827Z

Updated: 2025-11-24T17:56:22.999Z

Reserved: 2025-11-07T17:37:01.117Z

Link: CVE-2025-12889

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-24T16:16:03.725Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-11-22T00:15:54.257

Modified: 2025-11-22T00:15:54.257

Link: CVE-2025-12889

Redhat

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