The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 relies on the client side (e.g., the TM SGNL app) to do MD5 hashing, and then accepts the hash as the authentication credential.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00074.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Smarsh
  • Telemessage

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:smarsh:telemessage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-16211 The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 relies on the client side (e.g., the TM SGNL app) to do MD5 hashing, and then accepts the hash as the authentication credential.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-signal-knock-off-app-telemessage-got-hacked-in-20-minutes/ cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Smarsh
Smarsh telemessage
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:smarsh:telemessage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Smarsh
Smarsh telemessage

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 relies on the client side (e.g., the TM SGNL app) to do MD5 hashing, and then accepts the hash as the authentication credential, as exploited in the wild in May 2025. The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 relies on the client side (e.g., the TM SGNL app) to do MD5 hashing, and then accepts the hash as the authentication credential.

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

 ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 28 May 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 28 May 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 relies on the client side (e.g., the TM SGNL app) to do MD5 hashing, and then accepts the hash as the authentication credential, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.
Weaknesses CWE-836
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-07-01T19:48:30.412Z

Reserved: 2025-05-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-48925

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-28T17:18:19.891Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-05-28T17:15:24.450

Modified: 2025-10-22T15:14:34.800

Link: CVE-2025-48925

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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