# CVE-2025-15444: Crypt::Sodium::XS module versions prior to 0.000042, for Perl, include a vulnerable version of libsodium

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.000042
- Published: 2026-01-06 · Updated: 2026-01-06

## Affected

- Crypt-Sodium-XS: fixed in 0.000042

## Description

Crypt::Sodium::XS module versions prior to 0.000042, for Perl, include a vulnerable version of libsodium libsodium <= 1.0.20 or a version of libsodium released before December 30, 2025 contains a vulnerability documented as CVE-2025-69277 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69277 . The libsodium vulnerability states: In atypical use cases involving certain custom cryptography or untrusted data to crypto_core_ed25519_is_valid_point, mishandles checks for whether an elliptic curve point is valid because it sometimes allows points that aren't in the main cryptographic group. 0.000042 includes a version of libsodium updated to 1.0.20-stable, released January 3, 2026, which includes a fix for the vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Crypt-Sodium-XS, upgrade to a fixed version (0.000042) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/commit/ad3004ec8731730e93fcfbbc824e67eadc1c1bae
- https://00f.net/2025/12/30/libsodium-vulnerability/
- https://metacpan.org/dist/Crypt-Sodium-XS/changes

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