npm package report

Is secp256k1 safe?

1 known vulnerability, worst severity HIGH.

cvss
8.7

how bad it is if exploited, out of 10

epss
0.40%

chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

xyz score
3.3

CyberXYZ composite, out of 10

fig. 01 — GHSA-584q-6j8j-r5pm, the advisory selected below

// advisories

GHSA-584q-6j8j-r5pm

HIGHCVE-2024-48930

In elliptic-based version, loadUncompressedPublicKey has a check that the public key is on the curve: https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/secp256k1-node/blob/6d3474b81d073cc9c8cc8cfadb580c84f8df5248/lib/elliptic.js#L37-L39

Affected
= 5.0.0, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.4, <= 3.8.0
Fixed in
5.0.1
Weakness
CWE-200
Published
2024-10-21
Source
github

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// dependencies

0 direct

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// ai model usage

Tracked for PyPI packages. HuggingFace models declare Python dependencies, so npm packages are not covered.

Checked 2026-09-22 at 01:47 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2024-10-21. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.

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