CVE-2021-37588 json
In Charm 0.43, any two users can collude to achieve the ability to decrypt YCT14 data.
published 2021-07-27 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-24146
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Charm 0.43, any two users can collude to achieve the ability to decrypt YCT14 data.
Exploit prediction
0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
References
-
github.com
/JHUISI/charm/issues/276
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
eprint.iacr.org
/2020/460
third-party-advisory
-
www2.hci.uni-hannover.de
/papers/Tan2019.pdf
technical-description, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/JHUISI/charm/blob/dev/charm/schemes/abenc/abenc_yct14.py
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-37588
- NVD CVE-2021-37588
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