CVE-2025-40934
XML-Sig versions 0.27 through 0.67 for Perl incorrectly validates XML files if signatures are omitted. An attacker can remove the signature from the XML document to make it pass the verification check. XML-Sig is a Perl module to validate signatures on XML files. An unsigned XML file should return an error message. The affected versions return true when attempting to validate an XML file that contains no signatures.
Published:Nov 26, 2025
Last Modified:Dec 30, 2025
EPS:Nov 26, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00017
CVSS Score:9.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Perl
Product
Xml::sig
Perl
Xml::sig
Vendor
Xml\
Product
\
Xml\
\
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
