CVE-2025-48994

python-signxml: SignXML is an implementation of the W3C XML Signature standard in Python

CVE-2025-48994 is fixed in python-signxml on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48994, released June 2, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0023
13th percentile

SignXML is an implementation of the W3C XML Signature standard in Python. When verifying signatures with X509 certificate validation turned off and HMAC shared secret set (`signxml.XMLVerifier.verify(require_x509=False, hmac_key=...`), versions of SignXML prior to 4.0.4 are vulnerable to a potential algorithm confusion attack. Unless the user explicitly limits the expected signature algorithms using the `signxml.XMLVerifier.verify(expect_config=...)` setting, an attacker may supply a signature unexpectedly signed with a key other than the provided HMAC key, using a different (asymmetric key) signature algorithm. Starting with SignXML 4.0.4, specifying `hmac_key` causes the set of accepted signature algorithms to be restricted to HMAC only, if not already restricted by the user.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
python-signxml · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 4.0.5+dfsg-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48994 Jun 2, 2025
python-signxml · Debian 14 4.0.5+dfsg-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48994 Jun 2, 2025

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