Description
Hex package manager version 0.14.0 through 0.18.2 contains a Signing oracle vulnerability in Package registry verification that can result in Package modifications not detected, allowing code execution. This attack appears to be exploitable via victim fetches packages from malicious/compromised mirror. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.19.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/hexpm/hex/pull/651
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/hexpm/hex/pull/646
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0088
EPSS Percentile
54.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-345
Status
published
Products (1)
hex/hex
0.14.0 - 0.18.2
Published
Feb 04, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026