Medium severity · published Jul 28, 2025
CVE-2023-53160
The sequoia-openpgp crate before 1.16.0 for Rust allows out-of-bounds array access and a panic
5.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The sequoia-openpgp crate before 1.16.0 for Rust allows out-of-bounds array access and a panic.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
sequoia · sequoia-pgp
before 1.1.1; 1.2.0 before 1.8.1; 1.9.0 before 1.16.0 · source: vendor
SE
Sequoia-openpgp · Sequoia-pgp
before 1.1.1; 1.2.0 before 1.8.1; 1.9.0 before 1.16.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53160
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53160
Product
https://crates.io/crates/sequoia-openpgp
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7
Patch
https://lists.sequoia-pgp.org/hyperkitty/list/announce@lists.sequoia-pgp.org/thread/SN2E3QRT4DMQ5JNEK6VIN6DJ5SH766DI/
Third Party Advisory
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0038.html
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