In RNP version 0.18.0 a refactoring regression causes the symmetric session key used for Public-Key Encrypted Session
Affects rnpSource GCVE Database
Public exploit available · CVSS 7.7 High.
Data as of 14 Nov 2026, 17:50 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Ribose) | CVSS 4.0 | 7.7 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (Ribose) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 |
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/AU:Y/RE:H/U:RedExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 14 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubrnpgp/rnppkg:github/rnpgp/rnpOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product, and no mitigation is currently available that meets their criteria for ease of use, deployment, applicability, or stability. Users of RNP version 0.18.0 should upgrade to a fixed version once available or avoid using public-key encryption with this version.
Description
In RNP version 0.18.0, a refactoring regression caused the symmetric session key used for Public-Key Encrypted Session Key (PKESK) packets to be left uninitialized except for zeroing, resulting in an all-zero byte array. This flaw allows any data encrypted with public-key encryption in this release to be decrypted trivially by using an all-zero session key, fully compromising confidentiality. The vulnerability affects only public key encryption (PKESK packets) and not passphrase-based encryption (SKESK packets).
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13470 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rnpgp/rnp/commit/7bd9a8dc356aae756b40755be76d36205b6b161a (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-13402 (opens in a new tab)
- aur.archlinux.org/packages/rnp (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2415863 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rnpgp/rnp/releases/tag/v0.18.1 (opens in a new tab)
- launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rnp (opens in a new tab)
- open.ribose.com/advisories/ra-2025-11-20 (opens in a new tab)
- packages.gentoo.org/packages/dev-util/librnp (opens in a new tab)