The verify function in lib/elliptic/eddsa/index.js in the Elliptic package before 6.5.6 for Node.js omits "sig.S().gte(sig.eddsa.curve.n) || sig.S().isNeg()" validation.
CVE-2024-48949
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 47% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 9.1
- EG Score
- 9.1(medium)
- EPSS
- 39.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 10, 2024
Last Modified
November 25, 2025
References (4)
- cve@mitrehttps://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/11/18/we-found-cryptography-bugs-in-the-elliptic-library-using-wycheproof/
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/indutny/elliptic/commit/7ac5360118f74eb02da73bdf9f24fd0c72ff5281
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/indutny/elliptic/compare/v6.5.5...v6.5.6
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0003/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-48949(14)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2025:10853Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Release 1.19.0
- RHSA-2025:9294Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Release 1.17.2
- RHSA-2025:8512Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Release 1.16.4
- RHSA-2025:8233Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Release 1.18.1
- RHSA-2025:8078Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Release 1.15.3
- RHSA-2024:10236Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.17.0 release
- RHSA-2024:8974Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.12.0 security and bug fixes
- RHSA-2024:8546Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.9.5 bug fixes and container updates
- +6 more
Patch Availability(14)
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| elliptic | — | 6.5.6 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 43× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-12 05:45 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-23 20:47 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-23 20:47 UTCVendor advisory
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