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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-54605 · published 28 October 2025

CVE-2025-54605: Bitcoin core uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Bitcoin · Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Core through 29.0 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (issue 2 of 2).

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.40% · top 68.1% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.40%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Bitcoin Core through 29.0 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (issue 2 of 2).

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://bitcoincore.org/en/2025/10/24/disclose-cve-2025-54605/ Vendor Advisory
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures Not Applicable
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases Release Notes

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-54605), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.