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CVE-2023-1732

Improper random reading in CIRCL

5.3 MediumFix available

CVE-2023-1732 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Cloudflare Circl, published May 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in github.com/cloudflare/circl 1.3.3.

When sampling randomness for a shared secret, the implementation of Kyber and FrodoKEM, did not check whether crypto/rand.Read() returns an error. In rare deployment cases (error thrown by the Read() function), this could lead to a predictable shared secret.

The tkn20 and blindrsa components did not check whether enough randomness was returned from the user provided randomness source. Typically the user provides crypto/rand.Reader, which in the vast majority of cases will always return the right number random bytes. In the cases where it does not, or the user provides a source that does not, the blinding for blindrsa is weak and integrity of the plaintext is not ensured in tkn20.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Up 0.3 points since May 11, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Improper random reading in CIRCL

When sampling randomness for a shared secret, the implementation of Kyber and FrodoKEM, did not check whether crypto/rand.Read() returns an error. In rare deployment cases (error thrown by the Read() function), this could lead to a predictable shared secret.

The tkn20 and blindrsa components did not check whether enough randomness was returned from the user provided randomness source. Typically the user provides crypto/rand.Reader, which in the vast majority of cases will always return the right number random bytes. In the cases where it does not, or the user provides a source that does not, the blinding for blindrsa is weak and integrity of the plaintext is not ensured in tkn20.

Record
CVE-2023-1732
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-755
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1452 5.3

When sampling randomness for a shared secret, the implementation of Kyber and FrodoKEM, did not check whether crypto/rand.Read() returns an error. In rare deployment cases (error thrown by the Read() function), this could lead to a predictable shared secret.

The tkn20 and blindrsa components did not check whether enough randomness was returned from the user provided randomness source. Typically the user provides crypto/rand.Reader, which in the vast majority of cases will always return the right number random bytes. In the cases where it does not, or the user provides a source that does not, the blinding for blindrsa is weak and integrity of the plaintext is not ensured in tkn20.

Record
EUVD-2023-1452
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2q89-485c-9j2x 5.3

Improper random reading in CIRCL

Impact

When sampling randomness for a shared secret, the implementation of Kyber and FrodoKEM, did not check whether crypto/rand.Read() returns an error. In rare deployment cases (error thrown by the Read() function), this could lead to a predictable shared secret.

The tkn20 and blindrsa components did not check whether enough randomness was returned from the user provided randomness source. Typically the user provides crypto/rand.Reader, which in the vast majority of cases will always return the right number random bytes. In the cases where it does not, or the user provides a source that does not, the blinding for blindrsa is weak and integrity of the plaintext is not ensured in tkn20.

Patches

The fix was introduced in CIRCL v. 1.3.3

Record
GHSA-2q89-485c-9j2x
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-755
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.3

When sampling randomness for a shared secret, the implementation of Kyber and FrodoKEM, did not check whether crypto/rand.Read() returns an error. In rare deployment cases (error thrown by the Read() function), this could lead to a predictable shared secret.

The tkn20 and blindrsa components did not check whether enough randomness was returned from the user provided randomness source. Typically the user provides crypto/rand.Reader, which in the vast majority of cases will always return the right number random bytes. In the cases where it does not, or the user provides a source that does not, the blinding for blindrsa is weak and integrity of the plaintext is not ensured in tkn20.

Record
CVE-2023-1732
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CVSS 3.1
8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-755
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.3

Improper random reading in CIRCL

When sampling randomness for a shared secret, the implementation of Kyber and FrodoKEM, did not check whether crypto/rand.Read() returns an error. In rare deployment cases (error thrown by the Read() function), this could lead to a predictable shared secret.

The tkn20 and blindrsa components did not check whether enough randomness was returned from the user provided randomness source. Typically the user provides crypto/rand.Reader, which in the vast majority of cases will always return the right number random bytes. In the cases where it does not, or the user provides a source that does not, the blinding for blindrsa is weak and integrity of the plaintext is not ensured in tkn20.

Record
CVE-2023-1732
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-755
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2q89-485c-9j2x 5.3

Improper random reading in CIRCL

Impact

When sampling randomness for a shared secret, the implementation of Kyber and FrodoKEM, did not check whether crypto/rand.Read() returns an error. In rare deployment cases (error thrown by the Read() function), this could lead to a predictable shared secret.

The tkn20 and blindrsa components did not check whether enough randomness was returned from the user provided randomness source. Typically the user provides crypto/rand.Reader, which in the vast majority of cases will always return the right number random bytes. In the cases where it does not, or the user provides a source that does not, the blinding for blindrsa is weak and integrity of the plaintext is not ensured in tkn20.

Patches

The fix was introduced in CIRCL v. 1.3.3

Record
GHSA-2q89-485c-9j2x
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-755
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1765 No score

Leaked shared secret and weak blinding in github.com/cloudflare/circl

When sampling randomness for a shared secret, the implementation of Kyber and FrodoKEM, did not check whether crypto/rand.Read() returns an error. In rare deployment cases (error thrown by the Read() function), this could lead to a predictable shared secret.

The tkn20 and blindrsa components did not check whether enough randomness was returned from the user provided randomness source. Typically the user provides crypto/rand.Reader, which in the vast majority of cases will always return the right number random bytes. In the cases where it does not, or the user provides a source that does not, the blinding for blindrsa is weak and integrity of the plaintext is not ensured in tkn20.

Record
GO-2023-1765
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:14663-1 No score

velociraptor-0.7.0.4.git142.862ef23-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the velociraptor-0.7.0.4.git142.862ef23-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:14663-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
github.com/cloudflare/circl
Go
before 1.3.3
1.3.3
velociraptor
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 0.7.0.4.git142.862ef23-1.1
0.7.0.4.git142.862ef23-1.1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliases, publishedEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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