CVE-2022-45195
SimpleXMQ before 3.4.0, as used in SimpleX Chat before 4.2, does not apply a key derivation...
SimpleXMQ before 3.4.0, as used in SimpleX Chat before 4.2, does not apply a key derivation function to intended data, which can interfere with forward secrecy and can have other impacts if there is a compromise of a single private key. This occurs in the X3DH key exchange for the double ratchet protocol.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.3
SimpleXMQ before 3.4.0, as used in SimpleX Chat before 4.2, does not apply a key derivation function to intended data, which can interfere with forward secrecy and can have other impacts if there is a compromise of a single private key. This occurs in the X3DH key exchange for the double ratchet protocol.
- Record
CVE-2022-45195- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
5.3
SimpleXMQ before 3.4.0, as used in SimpleX Chat before 4.2, does not apply a key derivation function to intended data, which can interfere with forward secrecy and can have other impacts if there is a compromise of a single private key. This occurs in the X3DH key exchange for the double ratchet protocol.
- Record
CVE-2022-45195- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-48103
5.3
SimpleXMQ before 3.4.0, as used in SimpleX Chat before 4.2, does not apply a key derivation function to intended data, which can interfere with forward secrecy and can have other impacts if there is a compromise of a single private key. This occurs in the X3DH key exchange for the double ratchet protocol.
- Record
EUVD-2022-48103- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pjv9-6jwc-5g68
5.3
SimpleXMQ before 3.4.0, as used in SimpleX Chat before 4.2, does not apply a key derivation...
SimpleXMQ before 3.4.0, as used in SimpleX Chat before 4.2, does not apply a key derivation function to intended data, which can interfere with forward secrecy and can have other impacts if there is a compromise of a single private key. This occurs in the X3DH key exchange for the double ratchet protocol.
- Record
GHSA-pjv9-6jwc-5g68- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
SimpleXMQ before 3.4.0, as used in SimpleX Chat before 4.2, does not apply a key derivation function to intended data, which can interfere with forward secrecy and can have other impacts if there is a compromise of a single private key. This occurs in the X3DH key exchange for the double ratchet protocol.
- Record
CVE-2022-45195- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-45195 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Simplex Chat, published November 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/trailofbits/publications/blob/master/reviews/SimpleXChat.pdf
simplex.chat/blog/20221108-simplex-chat-v4.2-security-audit-new-website.html
github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/pull/548
github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/compare/v3.3.0...v3.4.0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45195
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pjv9-6jwc-5g68
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/45xxx/CVE-2022-45195.json