Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2025-69418 as tracked by BellSoft, for the package openssl. The fix is available in version 3.5.5-r0; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
- Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
- Availability impact: None.
Weakness class
BELL-CVE-2025-69418 is classified as CWE-325: Missing Cryptographic Step. A required step of a cryptographic algorithm is skipped, weakening the guarantees it should provide.
Affected software
BELL-CVE-2025-69418 is recorded against 1 package.
- openssl (from 3.1.1-r1 up to 3.5.5-r0)
Timeline and source
Published on 28 January 2026 and last revised on 31 January 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
docs.bell-sw.com (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
openssl has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-325: Missing Cryptographic Step) in other software:
