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CVE-2015-8013

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8013 describes a critical vulnerability in s2k.js within OpenPGP.js, allowing attackers to decrypt arbitrary messages without the correct passphrase for specially crafted PGP keys. This flaw impacts OpenPGP.js and enables authentication bypass if message decryption is used as an authentication mechanism. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to complete confidentiality compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openpgpjs:openpgpjs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.88%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0388 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 51,455 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: openpgpFixed in: 1.3.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-qmvq-f3fj-m3wghigh

OpenPGP 1.2.0 and earlier decrypts arbitrary messages

May 17, 2022

References

github.com / openpgpjs/openpgpjs/commit/668a9bbe7033f3f475576209305eb57a54306d29
PatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/10/30/5
Mailing List
securityfocus.com / bid/77088
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry