CVE-2025-67897: sequoia · Signed to Unsigned Conversion Error
Affects sequoiaSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 2.1.0 when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.1.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Dec 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade sequoia-pgp/sequoia to 2.1.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
crates.iosequoia-pgp/sequoiapkg:cargo/sequoia-pgp/sequoiaOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
- Upgrade Sequoia to version 2.1.0 or later where this vulnerability is fixed.
- Implement strict input validation on all encrypted messages before processing, ensuring ciphertext lengths meet expected minimums to prevent triggering the panic.
- Enhance error handling in applications using Sequoia to gracefully handle malformed or unexpected encrypted packets without crashing.
- Employ application-layer filtering to detect and block suspicious encrypted messages with malformed PKESK or SKESK packets.
- Educate users and administrators about the risk of processing unsolicited encrypted messages from unknown sources.
- Monitor application logs for crashes or panic events related to aes_key_unwrap failures to detect potential exploitation attempts.
- Consider deploying runtime protections such as process isolation or containerization to limit the impact of crashes on critical services.
- Coordinate with incident response teams to prepare for potential denial-of-service incidents linked to this vulnerability.
Description
In Sequoia before 2.1.0, aes_key_unwrap panics if passed a ciphertext that is too short. A remote attacker can take advantage of this issue to crash an application by sending a victim an encrypted message with a crafted PKESK or SKESK packet.