CVE-2022-1930 json
ReDoS in eth-account encode_structured_data function
published 2022-08-22 4 y ago modified 2026-07-07 4 mo ago also GHSA-v65g-f3cj-fjp4 , PYSEC-2026-806 , EUVD-2022-6626
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An exponential ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) can be triggered in the eth-account PyPI package, when an attacker is able to supply arbitrary input to the encode_structured_data method
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- research.jfrog.com https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/eth-account-redos-xray-248681/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | eth-account | <0.5.9 |
0.5.9 |
Affected products
- eth-account eth-account
Classification
References
-
github.com
/ethereum/eth-account/commit/70f89be700df0d5f08ef696252c88741f8414060
web
-
research.jfrog.com
/vulnerabilities/eth-account-redos-xray-248681/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1930
advisory
-
github.com
/ethereum/eth-account
package
-
research.jfrog.com
/vulnerabilities/eth-account-redos-xray-248681
web
-
pypi.org
/project/eth-account
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-v65g-f3cj-fjp4
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-1930
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-v65g-f3cj-fjp4
- NVD CVE-2022-1930
- OSV PYSEC-2026-806
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