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TI-2015-08087 Aliases CVE-2015-20112GHSA-gv8j-3j98-685g

RLPx 5 has two CTR streams based on the same key, IV, and nonce.

Priority LOW 16CWE-325Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

RLPx 5 has two CTR streams based on the same key, IV, and nonce. This can facilitate decryption on a private network.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00166 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ethereumRLPx5—No fix listedCNA
  • RLPx Vendorethereum Affected 5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-20112
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gv8j-3j98-685g

References

Other 5

  • TI-2023-22561 Geth (aka go-ethereum) through 1.13.4, when --http --graphql is used, allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-74955 Server-side request forgery in Web3.py CCIP Read URL validation CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2017-10558 Out-of-bounds read in CPP-Ethereum CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2018-11329 An issue was discovered in EthereumJ 1.8.2. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-21270 Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-18585 go-ethereum has a DoS via malicious p2p message CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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