The secp256k1-js package before 1.1.0 for Node.js implements ECDSA without required r and…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-347Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
The secp256k1-js package before 1.1.0 for Node.js implements ECDSA without required r and s validation, leading to signature forgery.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00699 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed @lionello/secp256k1-js (npm): 1.1.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | @lionello/secp256k1-js (npm) | before 1.1.0 | 1.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-q3f4-9h4p-vgr3 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- @lionello/secp256k1-js (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.0 Fixed in 1.1.0 Patch available GHSA-q3f4-9h4p-vgr3
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:secp256k1-js_project:secp256k1-js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.1.0 | Vulnerable | Secp256k1-js Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:secp256k1-js_project:secp256k1-js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Secp256k1-js Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-q3f4-9h4p-vgr3 @lionello/secp256k1-js (npm) Fixed in 1.1.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41340
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3f4-9h4p-vgr3
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2022-41340 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-41340 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q3f4-9h4p-vgr3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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