CVE-2023-29480
Ribose RNP before 0.16.3 sometimes lets secret keys remain unlocked after use.
Ribose RNP before 0.16.3 sometimes lets secret keys remain unlocked after use.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
Ribose RNP before 0.16.3 sometimes lets secret keys remain unlocked after use.
- Record
CVE-2023-29480- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
7.5
Ribose RNP before 0.16.3 sometimes lets secret keys remain unlocked after use.
- Record
CVE-2023-29480- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-33048
7.5
Ribose RNP before 0.16.3 sometimes lets secret keys remain unlocked after use.
- Record
EUVD-2023-33048- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vrmf-9x5h-2hr7
7.5
Ribose RNP before 0.16.3 sometimes lets secret keys remain unlocked after use.
Ribose RNP before 0.16.3 sometimes lets secret keys remain unlocked after use.
- Record
GHSA-vrmf-9x5h-2hr7- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
Ribose RNP before 0.16.3 sometimes lets secret keys remain unlocked after use.
- Record
CVE-2023-29480- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-29480
7.5
Ribose RNP before 0.16.3 sometimes lets secret keys remain unlocked after use.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29480- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-29480
7.5
Ribose RNP before 0.16.3 sometimes lets secret keys remain unlocked after use.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-29480- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12995-1 No score
librnp0-0.16.3-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the librnp0-0.16.3-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12995-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rnpDebian:12 |
before 0.16.3-1 | 0.16.3-1 |
rnpDebian:13 |
before 0.16.3-1 | 0.16.3-1 |
rnpDebian:14 |
before 0.16.3-1 | 0.16.3-1 |
rnpUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.14.0-60.15.2-6build1 |
None known |
rnpUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.17.0-3 |
None known |
rnpUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.17.1-1 |
None known |
rnpUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.18.1-1build10.18.1-1.10.18.1-1.1build1 |
None known |
rnpUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.17.1-10.18.0-40.18.1-10.18.1-1build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-29480 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ribose Rnp, published April 24, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. Fixed in rnp 0.16.3-1.
References
rnpgp.org/blog/2023-04-13-rnp-release-0-16-3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29480
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vrmf-9x5h-2hr7
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/29xxx/CVE-2023-29480.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-29480
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-29480
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29480
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-29479
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-29480