{"cve":"CVE-2019-6690","nvd":{"published":"2019-03-21T16:01:09.077","modified":"2026-06-17T02:39:31.213","status":"Modified","description":"python-gnupg 0.4.3 allows context-dependent attackers to trick gnupg to decrypt other ciphertext than intended. To perform the attack, the passphrase to gnupg must be controlled by the adversary and the ciphertext should be trusted. Related to a \"CWE-20: Improper Input Validation\" issue affecting the affect functionality component.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00008.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00058.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151341/Python-GnuPG-0.4.3-Improper-Input-Validation.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106756","https://blog.hackeriet.no/cve-2019-6690-python-gnupg-vulnerability/"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","opensuse:leap","python:python-gnupg","suse:backports"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:55:22.313337056+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-6690","score":0.08617,"percentile":0.95094,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-2fch-jvg5-crf6","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-2fch-jvg5-crf6","summary":"Improper Input Validation python-gnupg","modified":"2024-02-22T05:23:39.176453Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"python-gnupg","purl":"pkg:pypi/python-gnupg","ranges":["<0.4.4"],"fixed":["0.4.4"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2019-115","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2019-115","summary":"","modified":"2023-11-08T04:01:37.815771Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"python-gnupg","purl":"pkg:pypi/python-gnupg","ranges":["<0.4.4"],"fixed":["0.4.4"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}