Critical severity · published Aug 1, 2025
CVE-2025-8454
It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian…
9.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DE
Devscripts · Debian
2.25.15 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8454
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8454
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/1109251
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