5.3

CVE-2024-23688: consensys discovery Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83g
Published 19-01-2024Last modified 14-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-23688 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption vulnerability in consensys discovery. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-01-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Consensys Discovery versions less than 0.4.5 uses the same AES/GCM nonce for the entire session. which should ideally be unique for every message. The node's private key isn't compromised, only the session key generated for specific peer communication is exposed.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.49% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Consensys1 product
Tech.pegasys.discovery1 product
  • discovery< 0.4.5

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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