CVE-2023-31290 json
Trust Wallet Core before 3.1.1, as used in the Trust Wallet browser extension before 0.0.183, allows theft of funds because the entropy is…
published 2023-04-27 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-35601
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Trust Wallet Core before 3.1.1, as used in the Trust Wallet browser extension before 0.0.183, allows theft of funds because the entropy is 32 bits, as exploited in the wild in December 2022 and March 2023. This occurs because the mt19937 Mersenne Twister takes a single 32-bit value as an input seed, resulting in only four billion possible mnemonics. The affected versions of the browser extension are 0.0.172 through 0.0.182. To steal funds efficiently, an attacker can identify all Ethereum addresses created since the 0.0.172 release, and check whether they are Ethereum addresses that could have been created by this extension. To respond to the risk, affected users need to upgrade the product version and also move funds to a new wallet address.
Patch / fix
- trustwallet trust_wallet_browser_extension 0.0.183
- trustwallet trust_wallet_core 3.1.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- blog.ledger.com https://blog.ledger.com/Funds-of-every-wallet-created-with-the-Trust-Wallet-browser-extension-could-have-been-stolen/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
References
-
github.com
/trustwallet/wallet-core/compare/3.1.0...3.1.1
patch
-
blog.ledger.com
/Funds-of-every-wallet-created-with-the-Trust-Wallet-browser-extension-could-have-been-stolen/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
community.trustwallet.com
/t/browser-extension-wasm-vulnerability-postmortem/750787
vendor-advisory
-
community.trustwallet.com
/t/wasm-vulnerability-incident-update-and-recommended-actions/750786
vendor-advisory
-
twitter.com
/TrustWallet/status/1649699428733947906
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-31290
- NVD CVE-2023-31290
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