CVE-2025-46833CWE-326

Programs/P73_SimplePythonEncryption.py has weak cryptographic key

Medium · published May 8, 2025

CVSS v4.0
4.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
18.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Programs/P73_SimplePythonEncryption.py illustrates a simple Python encryption example using the RSA Algorithm. In versions prior to commit 6ce60b1, an attacker may be able to decrypt the data using brute force attacks and because of this the whole application can be impacted. This issue has been patched in commit 6ce60b1. A workaround involves increasing the key size, for RSA or DSA this is at least 2048 bits, for ECC this is at least 256 bits.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
4.6 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
EPSS
0.00269 · 18.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-326 · Inadequate Encryption Strength
Published
2025-05-08T19:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 MAY 19:27Z
    Programs/P73_SimplePythonEncryption.py has weak cryptographic key
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