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GHSA-2P6R-X3VV-XQM2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-06 21:49 – Updated: 2026-05-06 21:49
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Summary
rpassword affected by partial password reveal when input is interrupted
Details

rpassword maintainers were made aware of a possible issue with a partial password reveal when input is interrupted.

To quote @squell:

@conradkleinespel I've confirmed this problem with SequoiaPGP, which I think uses rpassword, e.g.:

Suppose we use pkill -9 sq in a different terminal right after the password has been typed in:

$ sq key generate --userid "barf" --with-password Enter password to protect the key: Killed $ hello^C

Where the password I typed in is "hello".

This has been fixed in version v7.5.0 and above.

Severity
3.8 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 7.4.0"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "crates.io",
        "name": "rpassword"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.5.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200",
      "CWE-755"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-06T21:49:33Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "rpassword maintainers were made aware of a possible issue with a partial password reveal when input is interrupted.\n\nTo quote @squell:\n\n\u003e @conradkleinespel I\u0027ve confirmed this problem with SequoiaPGP, which I think uses rpassword, e.g.:\n\u003e\n\u003e Suppose we use pkill -9 sq in a different terminal right after the password has been typed in:\n\u003e\n\u003e $ sq key generate --userid \"barf\" --with-password\n\u003e Enter password to protect the key: Killed\n\u003e $ hello^C\n\u003e\n\u003e Where the password I typed in is \"hello\".\n\nThis has been fixed in version v7.5.0 and above.",
  "id": "GHSA-2p6r-x3vv-xqm2",
  "modified": "2026-05-06T21:49:34Z",
  "published": "2026-05-06T21:49:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/conradkleinespel/rpassword/security/advisories/GHSA-2p6r-x3vv-xqm2"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/conradkleinespel/rpassword"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/conradkleinespel/rpassword/releases/tag/v7.5.0"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "rpassword affected by partial password reveal when input is interrupted "
}



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