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CVE-2026-23966 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/JuneAndGreen/sm-crypto/commit/b1c824e58fdf1eaa73692c124a095819a8c45707 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/JuneAndGreen/sm-crypto/security/advisories/GHSA-pgx9-497m-6c4v GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-23966
NVD Published Date:
01/21/2026
NVD Last Modified:
01/21/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.