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TI-2020-17369 Aliases CVE-2020-28638GHSA-7796-9c37-q364

ask_password in Tomb 2.0 through 2.7 returns a warning when pinentry-curses is used and…

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

ask_password in Tomb 2.0 through 2.7 returns a warning when pinentry-curses is used and $DISPLAY is non-empty, causing affected users' files to be encrypted with "tomb {W] Detected DISPLAY, but only pinentry-curses is found." as the encryption key.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00714 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-08
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dyne:tomb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0 – 2.7VulnerableDyne
  • cpe:2.3:a:dyne:tomb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 – 2.7 Vulnerable ·Dyne

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28638
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7796-9c37-q364

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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