CVE-2025-48946
3.7 · LOWOverview
CVE-2025-48946 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting openquantumsafe liboqs. It was published on May 30, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7 (LOW).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
liboqs is a C-language cryptographic library that provides implementations of post-quantum cryptography algorithms. liboqs prior to version 0.13.0 supports the HQC algorithm, an algorithm with a theoretical design flaw which leads to large numbers of malformed ciphertexts sharing the same implicit rejection value. Currently, no concrete attack on the algorithm is known. However, prospective users of HQC must take extra care when using the algorithm in protocols involving key derivation. In particular, HQC does not provide the same security guarantees as Kyber or ML-KEM. There is currently no patch for the HQC flaw available in liboqs, so HQC is disabled by default in liboqs starting from version 0.13.0. OQS will update its implementation after the HQC team releases an updated algorithm specification.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from openquantumsafe. Update liboqs to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| openquantumsafe | liboqs | >= 0, < 0.13.0 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-48946?
CVE-2025-48946 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting openquantumsafe liboqs. It was published on May 30, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7 (LOW).
How severe is CVE-2025-48946?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-48946?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from openquantumsafe. Update liboqs to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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