pypi package report

Is rsa safe?

rsa (pypi) has 3 known vulnerabilities, the worst rated HIGH. Upgrade to 4.7 or later to clear all of them. No malicious-package signal is recorded.

// reach

1 direct dependencies

1 carry known advisories, worst HIGH

24 packages depend on it

an advisory here reaches each of them

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// ai model usage

No published models are known to use this package.


cvss
5.9
medium

CVSS v3.1 base score out of 10; GitHub rates it HIGH

epss
1.7%
medium

chance of exploitation in 30 days, 77th percentile of all CVEs

xyz score
4.4
medium

CyberXYZ composite out of 10

fig. 01 — GHSA-xrx6-fmxq-rjj2, the advisory selected below

// 3 advisories

It was found that python-rsa is vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing attacks.

Full advisory text at GitHub advisory or NVD.

// cvss v3.1 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
// questions
Is rsa safe to install?

CyberXYZ does not call a package safe in absolute terms. It records 3 known vulnerabilities for rsa (pypi), the worst rated HIGH, and no malicious-package signal. Whether it is acceptable depends on the version you run.

Does rsa have known vulnerabilities?

Yes. CyberXYZ records 3 known vulnerabilities for rsa (pypi), the worst rated HIGH. They are GHSA-xrx6-fmxq-rjj2, GHSA-537h-rv9q-vvph, GHSA-8rjr-6qq5-pj9p.

Which version of rsa should I use?

4.7 or later clears every advisory recorded for rsa (pypi). Check the release you pick before installing it.

How do I check rsa before installing?

Search rsa in CyberXYZ Check at https://cyberxyz.io/check?q=rsa. The xyz Scanner checks a project's dependencies, and CyberXYZ Proxy checks each package as it is installed.


Checked 2026-11-14 at 12:15 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2022-05-14. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.

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