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CVE-2022-34903

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  • Published2022-07-01
  • WeaknessCWE-74

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Description

GnuPG through 2.3.6, in unusual situations where an attacker possesses any secret-key information from a victim's keyring and other constraints (e.g., use of GPGME) are met, allows signature forgery via injection into the status line.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-07-0122:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no fix published
11.0= 11.0no fix published
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
35.x= 35no fix published
36.x= 36no fix published
Gnupg
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.3≤ 2.3.6no fix published

2 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • gnupgWolfiall versions · fixed in 0
  • gnupgUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3+esm2
  • gnupgUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6+esm1
  • gnupgTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04all versions · fixed in 1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3+tuxcare.els1and 2 other packages
  • gnupgMinimOSall versions · fixed in 0and 12 other packages
  • gnupgCleanStartall versions · fixed in 2.2.35-r4
  • gnupgChainguardall versions · fixed in 0
  • gnupgAlpine:v3.24all versions · fixed in 2.2.35-r4

68 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-34903 Red Hat Product Security63 products fixed · 6 known affected

    gpg: Signature spoofing via status line injection

    gnupg2 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · gnupg2-smime as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · gnupg2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · +3 more

  • SSA-202008 Siemens ProductCERT11 known affected

    SSA-202008: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Ruggedcom Rox Before V2.17.0

    RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 · RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE · RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 · +8 more

  • ICSA-24-046-11 CISA11 known affected

    Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300

    SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2) · SCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2) · SCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2) · +8 more

  • SSA-806742 Siemens ProductCERT11 known affected

    SSA-806742: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300 before V2.4

    SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2) · SCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2) · SCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2) · +8 more

  • RHSA-2022:6602 Red Hat Product Security33 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: gnupg2 security update

  • RHSA-2022:6463 Red Hat Product Security21 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: gnupg2 security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Siemens ProductCERT SSA-202008 · 11 productsUpdate to V2.17.0 or later version
  2. Vendor fix Siemens ProductCERT SSA-806742 · 10 productsUpdate to V2.4 or later version
  3. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-24-046-11 · 10 productsUpdate to V2.4 or later version
  4. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2022:6602 · 33 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  5. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-34903 · 6 productsOut of support scope

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.16.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-74read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.8 %2026-11-04
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Published
2022-07-01
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34903?

GnuPG through 2.3.6, in unusual situations where an attacker possesses any secret-key information from a victim's keyring and other constraints (e.g., use of GPGME) are met, allows signature forgery via injection into the status line.

Is CVE-2022-34903 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-34903 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.8% on 2026-11-04, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-34903?

CVE-2022-34903 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

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