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CVE-2026-4601: jsrsasign · Missing Cryptographic Step

Affects jsrsasignSource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 9.4 Critical : upgrade to 11.1.1 as a priority.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.4Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Contested

Critical score, yet low EPSS after six months
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 11.1.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade jsrsasign to 11.1.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
jsrsasignAffected
  • <11.1.1
Fixed in
  • 11.1.1
org.webjars.npm:jsrsasignAffected
  • All versions
Fixed in–
npmjsrsasignpkg:npm/jsrsasignOther threatsAffected
  • <11.1.1
Fixed in
  • 11.1.1

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AI-suggested

Currently, Red Hat states that no mitigation is available or that existing options do not meet their criteria for ease of use, deployment, applicability, or stability. If you cannot patch yet, consider avoiding use of the vulnerable jsrsasign versions in security-sensitive contexts or replacing the library with a secure alternative if feasible.

Description

Versions of the package jsrsasign before 11.1.1 are vulnerable to Missing Cryptographic Step via the KJUR.crypto.DSA.signWithMessageHash process in the DSA signing implementation. An attacker can recover the private key by forcing r or s to be zero, so the library emits an invalid signature without retrying, and then solves for x from the resulting signature.

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