Vulnerability in Openzeppelin Contracts

CVE-2022-35961

OpenZeppelin Contracts is a library for secure smart contract development. The functions `ECDSA.recover` and `ECDSA.tryRecover` are vulnerable to a kind of signature malleability due to accepting EIP-2098 compact signatures in addition to…

EPSS: 0.003 (25.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35961?
CVE-2022-35961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openzeppelin Contracts, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2022-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-35961?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-35961 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.