Vulnerability record

CVE-2025-48928

TeleMessage TM SGNL Exposure of Core Dump File to an Unauthorized Control Sphere Vulnerability

Severity: ElevatedExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run TM SGNL, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Jul 22, 2025.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Description

The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 is based on a JSP application in which the heap content is roughly equivalent to a "core dump" in which a password previously sent over HTTP would be included in this dump, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorSource
TM SGNLTeleMessageKEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2025-48928 scored CVSS 4.0: TeleMessage TM SGNL, TeleMessage TM SGNL Exposure of Core Dump File to an Unauthorized Control Sphere Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched TM SGNL systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Coverage

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References

  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48928
  • wired.com https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-signal-knock-off-app-telemessage-got-hacked-in-20-minutes/
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-48928