CVE-2025-32965Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Private-key theft via injected seed exfiltration

Published Apr 22, 2025 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Malicious code in xrpl.js 2.14.2 and 4.2.1 through 4.2.4 allows attackers to steal XRPL private-key material during wallet operations. Injected calls in generate and fromRFC1751Mnemonic invoke checkValidityOfSeed, which sends seed material to an attacker-controlled server. The malicious path runs when a downstream application executes an affected package's key-generation or mnemonic-import functions, exposing wallet control without affecting the XRP Ledger network itself.

CVSS severity9.3
Critical
EPSS probability0.90%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Malicious code in xrpl.js 2.14.2 and 4.2.1 through 4.2.4 allows attackers to steal XRPL private-key material during wallet operations. Injected calls in generate and fromRFC1751Mnemonic invoke checkValidityOfSeed, which sends seed material to an attacker-controlled server. The malicious path runs when a downstream application executes an affected package's key-generation or mnemonic-import functions, exposing wallet control without affecting the XRP Ledger network itself.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-32965
Published
Apr 22, 2025
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
XRP Ledger Foundation
Product
xrpl.js
Classifications
CWE-506, T1195.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 22, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion== 2.14.2
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 4.2.1, < 4.2.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

XRP Ledger Foundation · xrpl.jsversion== 2.14.2; version=>= 4.2.1, < 4.2.5

Published CVSS scores

9.3GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-506Embedded Malicious Code
T1195.002Compromise Software Supply Chain

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