CVE-2024-45040 is a zero-knowledge property vulnerability in the gnark zk-SNARK library, specifically affecting Groth16 proofs with commitments prior to version 0.11.0. An attacker could potentially deduce private witness values if they are small enough to be enumerated, though completeness and soundness of the proofs remain unaffected. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM) due to its high confidentiality impact and low attack complexity, but it requires specific conditions for successful exploitation. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:consensys:gnark-crypto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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