How severe is CVE-2025-68972?

CVE-2025-68972 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.9, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability none.

Is CVE-2025-68972 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (1st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-68972?

CVE-2025-68972 affects Gnupg. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-68972?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2025-68972 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-68972 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-205487.

When was CVE-2025-68972 published?

CVE-2025-68972 was published on 2025-12-27 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-68972

CVE-2025-68972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnupg with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.9. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-347.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.9)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (1st percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-205487
Weakness: CWE-347
Affected product: Gnupg
Published: 2025-12-27
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In GnuPG through 2.4.8, if a signed message has \f at the end of a plaintext line, an adversary can construct a modified message that places additional text after the signed material, such that signature verification of the modified message succeeds (although an "invalid armor" message is printed during verification). This is related to use of \f as a marker to denote truncation of a long plaintext line.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68972?: In GnuPG through 2.4.8, if a signed message has \f at the end of a plaintext line, an adversary can construct a modified message that places additional text after the signed material, such that signature verification of the modified message succeeds (although an "invalid armor" message is printed during verification). This is related to use of \f as a marker to denote truncation of a long plaintext line.
How severe is CVE-2025-68972?: CVE-2025-68972 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.9, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability none.
Is CVE-2025-68972 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (1st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-68972?: CVE-2025-68972 affects Gnupg. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-68972?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2025-68972 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-68972 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-205487.
When was CVE-2025-68972 published?: CVE-2025-68972 was published on 2025-12-27 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

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