CVE-2022-50237
ed25519-dalek: ed25519-dalek: Private Key Extraction Vulnerability
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 28, 2025
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in ed25519-dalek. The Keypair implementation allows an attacker to compute a private key by observing signatures generated with corresponding public keys. This public key signing function oracle attack does not require authentication. An unauthenticated attacker can extract the private key by observing repeated signatures. This compromise of the key can result in unauthorized data signing.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-497 · Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere