CVE-2025-65548
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.
Published:Dec 8, 2025
Last Modified:Dec 15, 2025
EPS:Dec 8, 2025
EPSS Score:0.0006
CVSS Score:9.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Cashu
Product
Nutshell
Cashu
Nutshell
Vendor
Cashubtc
Product
Nutshell
Cashubtc
Nutshell
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
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
