Critical

Sensitive Data Exposure in msrcrypto

  • Disclosed: 10.09.2018
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Versions of msrcrypto prior to 1.4.1 are vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure. The package's Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) implementation may leak information about a server's private ECC key. It can also allow attackers to craft invalid ECDSA signatures that pass as valid. There is no published proof-of-concept for this vulnerability.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 1.4.1 or later.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package msrcrypto < 1.4.1 1.4.1

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-682
Platform
npm
Package
msrcrypto
Disclosed
10.09.2018
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qg3g-2mgh-33j8 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: msrcrypto

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
09.2018 01.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 1
  2. 2019: 0
  3. 2020: 0
  4. 2021: 0
  5. 2022: 1
  6. 2023: 0
  7. 2024: 0
  8. 2025: 0
  9. 2026: 0
  1. Sensitive Data Exposure in msrcrypto this entry
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2018-8319 < 1.4.1 1.4.1

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