Versions of the package jsrsasign before 11.1.1 are vulnerable to Missing Cryptographic Step via the KJUR.crypto.DSA.signWithMessageHash process in the DSA signing implementation. An attacker can recover the private key by forcing r or s to be zero, so the library emits an invalid signature without retrying, and then solves for x from the resulting signature.
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Title jsrsasign: jsrsasign: Private Key Recovery via Missing Cryptographic Step in DSA Signing
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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


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First Time appeared Kjur
Kjur jsrsasign
Vendors & Products Kjur
Kjur jsrsasign

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Description Versions of the package jsrsasign before 11.1.1 are vulnerable to Missing Cryptographic Step via the KJUR.crypto.DSA.signWithMessageHash process in the DSA signing implementation. An attacker can recover the private key by forcing r or s to be zero, so the library emits an invalid signature without retrying, and then solves for x from the resulting signature.
Weaknesses CWE-325
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2026-03-23T05:00:13.312Z

Updated: 2026-03-23T05:00:13.312Z

Reserved: 2026-03-22T16:26:10.973Z

Link: CVE-2026-4601

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-23T06:16:21.893

Modified: 2026-03-23T06:16:21.893

Link: CVE-2026-4601

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-23T05:00:13Z

Links: CVE-2026-4601 - Bugzilla