CVE-2024-28285

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

A Fault Injection vulnerability in the SymmetricDecrypt function in cryptopp/elgamal.h of Cryptopp Crypto++ 8.9, allows an attacker to co-reside in the same system with a victim process to disclose information and escalate privileges.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 43.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 14, 2024

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 19, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

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gist:3e91f58070812ea76c1b8c126c3e28c7 · GitHub

https://gist.github.com/liang-junkai/3e91f58070812ea76c1b8c126c3e28c7

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-28285?

CVE-2024-28285 is a critical vulnerability published on May 14, 2024. A Fault Injection vulnerability in the SymmetricDecrypt function in cryptopp/elgamal.h of Cryptopp Crypto++ 8.9, allows an attacker to co-reside in the same system with a victim process to disclose information and escalate privileges.

When was CVE-2024-28285 disclosed?

CVE-2024-28285 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 14, 2024, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-28285 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-28285 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 43.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-28285?

CVE-2024-28285 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-28285?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-28285, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2024-28285

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