Vulnerability in Metamask
CVE-2022-32969
MetaMask before 10.11.3 might allow an attacker to access a user's secret recovery phrase because an input field is used for a BIP39 mnemonic, and Firefox and Chromium save such fields to disk in order to support the Restore Session feature, aka the Demonic issue.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.018 · change: +0.003
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/compare/v10.11.2...v10.11.3 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- halborn.com/disclosures/demonic-vulnerability/ (Third Party Advisory)
- halborn.com/halborn-discovers-critical-vulnerability-affecting-crypto-wallet-br… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-32969?
- CVE-2022-32969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metamask, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-06-29.
- How severe is CVE-2022-32969?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-32969 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.