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🛡️ GHSA-2p6r-x3vv-xqm2 — rpassword

🟢 CVSS 2.0 — Low ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-200 OSV
2.0
CVSS Score
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Description

rpassword affected by partial password reveal when input is interrupted

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.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with physical access to the device, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

Weakness class

GHSA-2p6r-x3vv-xqm2 is classified as CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. Information that should stay internal is disclosed to someone who is not authorised to see it.

Affected software

GHSA-2p6r-x3vv-xqm2 is recorded against 1 package.

  • rpassword

Timeline and source

Published on 6 May 2026 and last revised on 7 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)

Details

Severity LOW
CVSS Score 2.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE CWE-200
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-05-06
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-05-07
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
rpassword — —

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