CVE-2025-59432
MEDIUMDescription
SCRAM (Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism) is part of the family of Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL, RFC 4422) authentication mechanisms. Prior to version 3.2, a timing attack vulnerability exists in the SCRAM Java implementation. The issue arises because Arrays.equals was used to compare secret values such as client proofs and server signatures. Since Arrays.equals performs a short-circuit comparison, the execution time varies depending on how many leading bytes match. This behavior could allow an attacker to perform a timing side-channel attack and potentially infer sensitive authentication material. All users relying on SCRAM authentication are impacted. This vulnerability has been patched in version 3.1 by replacing Arrays.equals with MessageDigest.isEqual, which ensures constant-time comparison.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v4 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-208 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-9494 | Medium | 5.9 | 3.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-16782 | Medium | 6.3 | 3.7% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-53940 | High | 8.5 | 3.2% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-1926 | Medium | 5.9 | 2.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-43298 | Critical | 9.8 | 2.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-29995 | High | 8.1 | 1.5% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2025-59432?
Upgrade libscram-java on debian unstable to 3.2-1 or later.
Is CVE-2025-59432 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2025-59432 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.70% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 51% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2025-59432?
CVE-2025-59432 has a CVSS v4 base score of 6.6, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2025-59432 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for libscram-java (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-17.