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Cryptography

CVE-2026-73567

CRITICAL
Critical
EPSS 0.32%Patch availableAug 14, 2026

Insecure RNG in sm-crypto allows SM2 private key recovery and signature forgeries.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-73567 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-73567 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-73567?

CVE-2026-73567 is rated Critical. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-73567?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-73567. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-73567 affect?

CVE-2026-73567 affects sm-crypto < 0.5.0 (Node.js), Applications using sm2.generateKeyPairHex() no-arg, Services performing SM2 signing/verification. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-73567?

Upgrade sm-crypto to >=0.5.0, regenerate and revoke affected SM2 keys.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
sm-crypto < 0.5.0 (Node.js)Applications using sm2.generateKeyPairHex() no-argServices performing SM2 signing/verification
impact

Attackers who observe Math.random() and estimate key-gen time can reconstruct seeds, recover SM2 private keys, and forge SM2 signatures.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
JuneAndGreen sm-crypto
  • affected< 0.5.0

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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