Summary
Vulnerability
Uses PKCS1Encoding which is vulnerable to Bleichenbacher padding oracle attacks. Modern systems should use OAEP (Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding).
Workarounds
None
References
Impact
Severity is considered low for internal uses of this library but if there's any consumer using these methods directly then this is considered critical.
An attacker with access to a decryption oracle (e.g., timing differences or error messages) could potentially decrypt ciphertext without knowing the private key.
Jervis uses RSA to encrypt AES keys in local-only storage inaccessible from the web. The data stored is GitHub App authentication tokens which will expire within one hour or less.
The application uses a cryptographic algorithm known to have weaknesses, such as MD5, SHA-1, or DES. Typical impact: compromised confidentiality or integrity of protected data.
CVE-2025-68698 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (2.2); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.
Remediation advice
Jervis patch will migrate from PKCS1Encoding to OAEPEncoding.
Upgrade to Jervis 2.2.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-68698? CVE-2025-68698 is a high-severity use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm vulnerability in net.gleske:jervis (maven), affecting versions < 2.2. It is fixed in 2.2. The application uses a cryptographic algorithm known to have weaknesses, such as MD5, SHA-1, or DES.
- How severe is CVE-2025-68698? CVE-2025-68698 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which versions of net.gleske:jervis are affected by CVE-2025-68698? net.gleske:jervis (maven) versions < 2.2 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-68698? Yes. CVE-2025-68698 is fixed in 2.2. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2025-68698 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-68698 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-68698 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2025-68698? Upgrade
net.gleske:jervisto 2.2 or later.