CVE-2026-23966

critical

Description

sm-crypto provides JavaScript implementations of the Chinese cryptographic algorithms SM2, SM3, and SM4. A private key recovery vulnerability exists in the SM2 decryption logic of sm-crypto prior to version 0.3.14. By interacting with the SM2 decryption interface multiple times, an attacker can fully recover the private key within approximately several hundred interactions. Version 0.3.14 patches the issue.

References

https://github.com/JuneAndGreen/sm-crypto/security/advisories/GHSA-pgx9-497m-6c4v

https://github.com/JuneAndGreen/sm-crypto/commit/b1c824e58fdf1eaa73692c124a095819a8c45707

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-22

Updated: 2026-01-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical