Vulnerability in Gnupg

CVE-2019-14855

A flaw was found in the way certificate signatures could be forged using collisions found in the SHA-1 algorithm. An attacker could use this weakness to create forged certificate signatures. This issue affects GnuPG versions before 2.2.18.

EPSS: 0.011 (60.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14855?
CVE-2019-14855 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnupg, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2019-14855?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-14855 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.