CVE-2025-59047VulnerabilityPublished 11 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-59047: matrix-rust-sdk · Incorrect Calculation

Affects matrix-rust-sdkSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.7 Low : upgrade to 0.14.1 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

2.7Low

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 0.14.1

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

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: Low
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: Unreported

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the Vulnerable System are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: Unreported: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · No knowledge of publicly available proof-of-concept · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade matrix-rust-sdk to 0.14.1.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
matrix-org matrix-rust-sdk	Affected <0.14.1	Fixed in 0.14.1

AI-suggested

European organizations should take the following specific mitigation steps: 1) Identify all applications and services using matrix-rust-sdk versions prior to 0.14.1, particularly those that implement or call RoomMember::normalized_power_level(). 2) Upgrade all affected matrix-rust-sdk dependencies to version 0.14.1 or later, where the issue is fixed. 3) If immediate upgrading is not feasible, audit the codebase to ensure that RoomMember::normalized_power_level() is not called or that inputs are validated to prevent power levels set to Int::Min. 4) Implement runtime monitoring and logging to detect unexpected panics or crashes related to Matrix client operations. 5) Engage with vendors or open-source maintainers to confirm that patched versions are deployed in production environments. 6) Conduct testing in staging environments to verify that the patch or mitigations do not introduce regressions. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on dependency management, code auditing for specific method usage, and operational monitoring tailored to this vulnerability.

Description

matrix-sdk-base is the base component to build a Matrix client library. In matrix-sdk-base before 0.14.1, calling the `RoomMember::normalized_power_level()` method can cause a panic if a room member has a power level of `Int::Min`. The issue is fixed in matrix-sdk-base 0.14.1. The affected method isn’t used internally, so avoiding calling `RoomMember::normalized_power_level()` prevents the panic.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of this vulnerability is generally low but context-dependent. Organizations using Matrix-based communication clients built on the affected versions of matrix-rust-sdk could experience application crashes or denial of service conditions if an attacker or malicious user can manipulate room member power levels to Int::Min and trigger the vulnerable method. This could disrupt internal or external communications temporarily, affecting operational continuity. However, since the vulnerability does not lead to data leakage, privilege escalation, or remote code execution, the confidentiality and integrity of communications remain intact. The risk is higher for organizations that have integrated custom Matrix clients or bots that call RoomMember::normalized_power_level() without validation. Given the low CVSS score and absence of known exploits, the immediate threat level is low, but organizations should still prioritize patching to avoid potential service disruptions, especially in sectors relying heavily on Matrix for secure messaging such as government, finance, and critical infrastructure in Europe.

CWE-682Incorrect Calculation (opens in a new tab)
Pillar weaknessLikelihood of exploit: High
The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results that are later used in security-critical decisions or resource management.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
Implementation
Understand your programming language's underlying representation and how it interacts with numeric calculation. Pay close attention to byte size discrepancies, precision, signed/unsigned distinctions, truncation, conversion and casting between types, "not-a-number" calculations, and how your language handles numbers…
Implementation · Input Validation
Perform input validation on any numeric input by ensuring that it is within the expected range. Enforce that the input meets both the minimum and maximum requirements for the expected range.
Implementation
Use the appropriate type for the desired action. For example, in C/C++, only use unsigned types for values that could never be negative, such as height, width, or other numbers related to quantity.
Attack patterns
Integer Attacks (opens in a new tab)
Pointer Manipulation (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 11 Sep 2025, 18:12 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-682

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