CVE-2025-40934
Nov. 26, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
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Description
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.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Perl |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-347
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
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| a | perl | xml-sig | 0.27-0.67 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
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Timeline
Published: Nov. 26, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 26, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 26, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Status : Received
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
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