CVE-2022-40769 json
profanity through 1.60 has only four billion possible RNG initializations.
published 2022-09-18 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-44035
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
profanity through 1.60 has only four billion possible RNG initializations. Thus, attackers can recover private keys from Ethereum vanity addresses and steal cryptocurrency, as exploited in the wild in June 2022.
Exploit prediction
1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
References
-
blog.1inch.io
/a-vulnerability-disclosed-in-profanity-an-ethereum-vanity-address-tool-68ed7455fc8c
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/johguse/profanity
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/johguse/profanity/issues/61
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-40769
- NVD CVE-2022-40769
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