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CVE-2022-41340

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-347

Description

The secp256k1-js package before 1.1.0 for Node.js implements ECDSA without required r and s validation, leading to signature forgery.

Affected products

• Secp256K1-Js Project Secp256K1-Js: before 1.1.0 — fixed in 1.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Secp256K1-Js Project Secp256K1-Js 1.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/lionello/secp256k1-js/commit/302800f0370b42e360a33774bb808274ac729c2e
• https://github.com/lionello/secp256k1-js/compare/1.0.1...1.1.0
• https://github.com/lionello/secp256k1-js/issues/11
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40lionello/secp256k1-js
• https://github.com/lionello/secp256k1-js/commit/302800f0370b42e360a33774bb808274ac729c2e
• https://github.com/lionello/secp256k1-js/compare/1.0.1...1.1.0
• https://github.com/lionello/secp256k1-js/issues/11
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40lionello/secp256k1-js

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