CVE-2022-40769

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—

7.5

profanity through 1.60 has only four billion possible RNG initializations. Thus, attackers can recover private keys from Ethereum vanity addresses and steal cryptocurrency, as exploited in the wild in June 2022.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 71.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 18, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

cve@mitrehttps://blog.1inch.io/a-vulnerability-disclosed-in-profanity-an-ethereum-vanity-address-tool-68ed7455fc8c
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/johguse/profanity
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/johguse/profanity/issues/61
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.1inch.io/a-vulnerability-disclosed-in-profanity-an-ethereum-vanity-address-tool-68ed7455fc8c
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/johguse/profanity
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/johguse/profanity/issues/61

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-338Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-40769?

CVE-2022-40769 is a high vulnerability published on September 18, 2022. profanity through 1.60 has only four billion possible RNG initializations. Thus, attackers can recover private keys from Ethereum vanity addresses and steal cryptocurrency, as exploited in the wild in June 2022.

When was CVE-2022-40769 disclosed?

CVE-2022-40769 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 18, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-40769 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-40769 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 71.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-40769?

CVE-2022-40769 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-40769?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-40769, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2022-40769

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