Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-27892

LowPublic PoC

Published: 02 May 2023

Published
02 May 2023
Modified
30 January 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 3.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0019 41.0th percentile
Risk Priority 8 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-27892 is a low-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Shapeshift Keepkey Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 3.8 (Low).

Operationally, ranked at the 41.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Insufficient length checks in the ShapeShift KeepKey hardware wallet firmware before 7.7.0 allow a global buffer overflow via crafted messages. Flaws in cf_confirmExecTx() in ethereum_contracts.c can be used to reveal arbitrary microcontroller memory on the device screen or crash the…

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device. With physical access to a PIN-unlocked device, attackers can extract the BIP39 mnemonic secret from the hardware wallet.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

shapeshift
keepkey firmware
7.5.2 — 7.7.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-120

Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.

References