Vulnerability in Golang Go

CVE-2022-23806

Curve.IsOnCurve in crypto/elliptic in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 can incorrectly return true in situations with a big.Int value that is not a valid field element.

EPSS: 0.030 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23806?
CVE-2022-23806 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Golang Go, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-23806?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-23806 known to be exploited?
12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.