phpseclib: guardrails needed on isPrime and randomPrime
Impact
Anyone trying to generate a prime and testing the primality of a number.
Patches
https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/commit/ad5dbdf2129f5e0fb644637770b7f33de8ca8575
Workarounds
Using the GMP extension would probably help, assuming that one has its own guardrails.
Resources
https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/commit/ad5dbdf2129f5e0fb644637770b7f33de8ca8575 https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity25/sec25cycle1-prepub-599-shi-bing.pdf
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | phpseclib/phpseclib | >= 0.1.1, < 1.0.23, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.47, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.36 | 1.0.23, 2.0.47, 3.0.36 |
References
- https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/security/advisories/GHSA-2528-jw5q-ww88
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27354
- https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/commit/2870c8fab3f132d2ed40a66c97a36fe5ab625698
- https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/commit/ad5dbdf2129f5e0fb644637770b7f33de8ca8575
- https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/commit/c55b75199ec8d12cec6eadf6da99da4a3712fe56
- https://gist.github.com/katzj/ee72f3c2a00590812b2ea3c0c8890e0b
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/phpseclib/phpseclib/CVE-2024-27354.yaml
- https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib
- https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/blob/master/phpseclib/Math/PrimeField.php#L49
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00002.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00003.html
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400- Platform
- Composer
- Package
phpseclib/phpseclib- Disclosed
- 06.05.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-2528-jw5q-ww88 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: phpseclib/phpseclib
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 11
- First → latest
- 04.2021 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 8
- Medium 2
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 8
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