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TI-2025-29394 Aliases CVE-2025-46723GHSA-jf2r-x3j4-23m7

OpenVM byte decomposition of pc in AUIPC chip can overflow

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-131Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

OpenVM is a performant and modular zkVM framework built for customization and extensibility. In version 1.0.0, OpenVM is vulnerable to overflow through byte decomposition of pc in AUIPC chip. A typo results in the highest limb of pc being range checked to 8-bits instead of 6-bits. This results in the if statement never being triggered because the enumeration gives i=0,1,2, when instead the enumeration should give i=1,2,3, leaving pc_limbs[3] range checked to 8-bits instead of 6-bits. This leads to a vulnerability where the pc_limbs decomposition differs from the true pc, which means a malicious prover can make the destination register take a different value than the AUIPC instruction dictates, by making the decomposition overflow the BabyBear field. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00483 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed openvm (crates.io): 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
openvm-orgopenvm= 1.0.0—No fix listedCNA
—openvm (crates.io)1.0.0 to before 1.1.01.1.0Patch availableGHSA-jf2r-x3j4-23m7
  • openvm Vendoropenvm-org Affected = 1.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • openvm (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.1.0 Fixed in 1.1.0 Patch available GHSA-jf2r-x3j4-23m7

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-jf2r-x3j4-23m7 openvm (crates.io) Fixed in 1.1.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-46723
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jf2r-x3j4-23m7

References

  • TI-2026-83375 Proof verification bypass in OpenVM Halo2 Solidity verifier CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-83374 OpenVM MemoryMerkleAir lets forged rows change the memory root CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-83376 OpenVM's Halo2 verifier accepts non-canonical app commitments CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9

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