CVE-2025-65548

Published Dec 8, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
NUT-14 allows cashu tokens to be created with a preimage hash. However, nutshell (cashubtc/nuts) before 0.18.0 do not validate the size of preimage when the token is spent. The preimage is stored by the mint and attacker can exploit this vulnerability to fill the mint's db nd disk with arbitrary data.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cashu
Cashu nutshell
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cashubtc:nutshell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cashu:nutshell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cashu
Cashu nutshell
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cashubtc:nutshell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1284
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cashubtc
Cashubtc nutshell
Vendors & Products Cashubtc
Cashubtc nutshell
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description NUT-14 allows cashu tokens to be created with a preimage hash. However, nutshell (cashubtc/nuts) before 0.18.0 do not validate the size of preimage when the token is spent. The preimage is stored by the mint and attacker can exploit this vulnerability to fill the mint's db nd disk with arbitrary data.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Dec 11, 2025, 2:36 PM
Reserved
Nov 18, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 8, 2025, 7:15 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 2:10 PM