Weak entropy initialization in Silicon Labs Matter SiWx917 TinyCrypt path
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-336Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A bug in the entropy initialization for SiWx917 causes the DRBG to use a predictable seed. As such, all random numbers generated in the Matter code use the same stream of numbers. This vulnerability was discovered after the impacted repository was already deprecated.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00445 38th 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| silabs.com | Silicon Labs Matter Github | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Silicon Labs Matter Github Vendorsilabs.com Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6924
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wm5h-r2qh-r97h
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Sources
- CVE-2026-6924 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-6924 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wm5h-r2qh-r97h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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