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CVE-2019-9155

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-9155 is a cryptographic vulnerability in OpenPGP.js versions up to 4.2.0 that allows an attacker to recover a victim's ECDH private key. This is achieved through an invalid curve attack, requiring the attacker to provide forged messages and receive feedback on decryption success. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.9), the attack has high impact on confidentiality but requires high attack complexity and no user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openpgpjs:openpgpjs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0148 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 19,953 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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: 4.3.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-77jf-fjjf-xcwwmedium

Invalid Curve Attack in openpgp

Aug 23, 2019

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/154191/OpenPGP.js-4.2.0-Signature-Bypass-Invalid-Curve-Attack.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/853
Third Party Advisory
github.com / openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/853/commits/7ba4f8c655e7fd7706e8d7334e44b40fdf56c43e
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / openpgpjs/openpgpjs/releases/tag/v4.3.0
Release Notes
sec-consult.com / en/blog/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-openpgp-js
ExploitThird Party Advisory
bsi.bund.de / SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/Publications/Studies/Mailvelope_Extensions/Mailvelope_Extensions_pdf.html
Third Party Advisory