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CVE-2022-40769

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.10% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-09-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit
GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2022-40769
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.10%

Original NVD Description

profanity through 1.60 has only four billion possible RNG initializations. Thus, attackers can recover private keys from Ethereum vanity addresses and steal cryptocurrency, as exploited in the wild in June 2022.