CVE-2025-68972
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A signed message with a form-feed character at the end of a plaintext line can be modified to append unsigned text while retaining a valid signature verification.
- Who is affected
- All users of GnuPG through version 2.4.8 who rely on signature verification to authenticate message content.
- Urgency
- Medium priority; signature bypass undermines message authentication but requires specific message formatting.
- Action
- Upgrade GnuPG to version 2.4.9 or later.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
⚡ Watch CVE-2025-68972
Get an email if CVE-2025-68972 is added to CISA KEV, gains public exploit code, or a new advisory cites it — max one per day, one-click unsubscribe.
Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
External references
Embed the live status
— this badge updates automatically when the KEV or exploit status changes. How to embed it →
[](https://www.csirts.com/cve/CVE-2025-68972)