CVE-2024-21530Public exploit

Encrypted-data compromise via cloned RNG state

Published Oct 2, 2024 · Updated Oct 2, 2024

Nonce reuse in Alexandr Fadeev Cocoon before 0.4.0 allows local users to compromise confidentiality and integrity via repeated encryption. The encrypt, wrap, and dump methods clone the internal StdRng, resetting its state and generating the same nonce for sequential calls. Exploitation requires reuse of one custom-seeded or custom-RNG object; Cocoon::new uses ThreadRng and is not affected.

CVSS severity4.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Nonce reuse in Alexandr Fadeev Cocoon before 0.4.0 allows local users to compromise confidentiality and integrity via repeated encryption. The encrypt, wrap, and dump methods clone the internal StdRng, resetting its state and generating the same nonce for sequential calls. Exploitation requires reuse of one custom-seeded or custom-RNG object; Cocoon::new uses ThreadRng and is not affected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21530
Published
Oct 2, 2024
Updated
Oct 2, 2024
Vendor
The Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache Cocoon
Classifications
CWE-323
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <0.4.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The Apache Software Foundation · Apache Cocoonversion=0 <0.4.0
Alexandr Fadeev · Cocoonversion=0 <0.4.0

Published CVSS scores

4.5RustSecCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-323Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption

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