The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 implements authentication through a long-lived credential (e.g., not a token with a short expiration time) that can be reused at a later date if discovered by an adversary.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

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 0.00052.

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-2025-16213 The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 implements authentication through a long-lived credential (e.g., not a token with a short expiration time) that can be reused at a later date if discovered by an adversary.
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
Weaknesses CWE-613
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 implements authentication through a long-lived credential (e.g., not a token with a short expiration time) that can be reused at a later date if discovered by an adversary, as exploited in the wild in May 2025. The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 implements authentication through a long-lived credential (e.g., not a token with a short expiration time) that can be reused at a later date if discovered by an adversary.

Thu, 29 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Wed, 28 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 implements authentication through a long-lived credential (e.g., not a token with a short expiration time) that can be reused at a later date if discovered by an adversary, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.
Weaknesses CWE-922
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-07-01T19:47:22.186Z

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

Link: CVE-2025-48929

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-29T18:55:13.457Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-05-28T17:15:25.233

Modified: 2025-10-22T15:01:11.703

Link: CVE-2025-48929

cve-icon Redhat

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