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CVE-2025-14261VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-14261: Litmuschaos litmus · Insufficient Entropy

Affects Litmuschaos litmusSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHublitmuschaos/litmuspkg:github/litmuschaos/litmusOther threatsAffected
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Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, organizations should immediately review and update the JWT signing secret used by Litmuschaos. The secret should be replaced with a cryptographically strong key of sufficient length (at least 256 bits recommended) generated using a secure random number generator. Key rotation policies should be implemented to periodically change secrets and reduce exposure time. Additionally, organizations should monitor authentication logs for suspicious JWT activity indicative of token forgery attempts. Applying any future patches or updates from the Litmuschaos vendor is critical once available. Network segmentation and access controls should be enforced to limit exposure of the Litmuschaos platform to trusted users and systems only. Employing multi-factor authentication (MFA) where possible can add an additional layer of security. Finally, conducting security audits and penetration testing focused on JWT handling can help identify residual risks.

Description

The Litmus platform uses JWT for authentication and authorization, but the secret being used for signing the JWT is only 6 bytes long at its core, which makes it extremely easy to crack.

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