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GHSA-7r96-8g3x-g36m

CriticalCVSS 9.8 / 10
Published Jun 28, 2021·Last modified Mar 13, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

The verifyWithMessage method of tEnvoyNaClSigningKey always returns true for any signature of a SHA-512 hash matching the SHA-512 hash of the message even if the signature is invalid.

Patches

Upgrade to v7.0.3 immediately to resolve this issue. Since the vulnerability lies within the verification method, the previous signatures are still valid. We highly recommend reverifying any signatures that were previously verified with the vulnerable verifyWithMessage method.

Workarounds

In tenvoy.js under the verifyWithMessage method definition within the tEnvoyNaClSigningKey class, ensure that the return statement call to this.verify ends in .verified. For example, the return statement should start with return this.verify(signed, password).verified && instead of return this.verify(signed, password) && .

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Risk Scores
Base Score
9.8

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
9.0

Active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Immediate patching or mitigation is required.

EPSS
0.66%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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