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.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5564329	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/public-disclosure-denial-of-service-using-htlc-in-cashu/2090	Broken Link
https://github.com/cashubtc/nuts/blob/main/07.md	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cashubtc/nuts/blob/main/14.md	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jamesob/delving-bitcoin-archive/blob/master/archive/rendered-topics/2025-11-November/2025-11-02-public-disclosure-denial-of-service-using-htlc-in-cashu-id2090.md	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://preimage007.github.io/	Product
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5564329	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/jamesob/delving-bitcoin-archive/blob/master/archive/rendered-topics/2025-11-November/2025-11-02-public-disclosure-denial-of-service-using-htlc-in-cashu-id2090.md	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:cashu:nutshell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-12-08 19:15

Updated : 2025-12-15 15:56

NVD link : CVE-2025-65548

Mitre link : CVE-2025-65548

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-65548

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Products Affected

cashu

nutshell

CWE

CWE-1284

Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

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