CVE-2022-32969, dubbed "Demonic," affects MetaMask versions prior to 10.11.3, allowing an attacker to potentially access a user's secret recovery phrase. This occurs because browser features like Firefox and Chromium's "Restore Session" can save BIP39 mnemonic input fields to disk. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM), indicating a high impact on confidentiality with a network attack vector and high attack complexity, requiring no user interaction. While there is no known active exploitation, exploit code, or KEV entry, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, highlighting its potential risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:metamask:metamask:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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