9.1
/ 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description
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.
AI Analysis
Denial of Service using HTLC in Cashu due to unvalidated preimage size
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2025-65548
Source
mitre
Published
Dec 8, 2025 at 00:00
Modified
Dec 11, 2025 at 14:36
Affected Product
Vendor
cashubtc
Product
nuts
Version
<0.18.0
Affected Versions
n/a n/a n/a
CWE Classification
AI Assessment
AI Score
9.1 / 10
AI Severity
Critical
Vendor
cashubtc
Product
nuts
Version
<0.18.0
References
- delvingbitcoin.org /t/public-disclosure-denial-of-service-using-htlc-in-cashu/2090
- github.com /cashubtc/nuts/blob/main/14.md
- github.com /cashubtc/nuts/blob/main/07.md
- preimage007.github.io /
- 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
- bitcointalk.org /index.php