CVE-2022-48506 Weak cryptography in n/a
A flawed pseudorandom number generator in Dominion voting scanners allows attackers to deanonymize voted ballots using public data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-48506?
CVE-2022-48506 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flawed pseudorandom number generator in Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast Precinct (ICP and ICP2) and ImageCast Evolution (ICE) scanners allows anyone to determine the order in which ballots were cast from public ballot-level data, allowing deanonymization of voted ballots, in several types of scenarios. This issue was observed for use of the following versions of Democracy Suite: 5.2, 5.4-NM, 5.5, 5.5-A, 5.5-B, 5.5-C, 5.5-D, 5.7-A, 5.10, 5.10A, 5.15. NOTE: the Democracy Suite 5.17 EAC Certificate of Conformance mentions "Improved pseudo random number algorithm," which may be relevant.
Weakness: CWE-338
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48506?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dominionvoting Democracy Suite.
How do I fix CVE-2022-48506?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-48506 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48506 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xhp6-q4jg-8vp6.