What is CVE-2020-15899?

CVE-2020-15899 is a high-severity vulnerability in Grin, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-15899?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-15899 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Grin

CVE-2020-15899

Grin 3.0.0 before 4.0.0 has insufficient validation of data related to Mimblewimble.

EPSS: 0.008 (51.3th 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:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Grin
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15899?: CVE-2020-15899 is a high-severity vulnerability in Grin, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-15899?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-15899 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.