RUSTSEC-2026-0240 Ed25519 identity public keys permit universal signature forgery

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What is RUSTSEC-2026-0240?

RUSTSEC-2026-0240 is a vulnerability in dcrypt-sign, published on 9 Aug 2026.

Official description

All published versions of dcrypt-sign before 2.0.0 accepted the Edwards identity as an Ed25519 public key. A signature with R = B and S = 1 then verified for every message because the challenge term multiplied the identity. The implementation also admitted other noncanonical or small-order inputs. Consumers that accepted externally supplied dcrypt Ed25519 keys may therefore have accepted forged authorizations.

Version 2.0.0 replaces the custom arithmetic with ed25519-dalek, uses strict verification, and rejects noncanonical, small-order, and non-torsion-free public keys and R values, as well as noncanonical S >= L. No wrapper around the affected verifier is recommended as a complete workaround. Upgrade to 2.0.0 or later, audit registered keys and trust stores, and review historical actions authorized with externally supplied keys.

Which versions are affected by RUSTSEC-2026-0240?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including dcrypt-sign.

PackageAffectedFixed in
dcrypt-sign crates.ioFrom 0.0.0-02.0.0

How do I fix RUSTSEC-2026-0240?

Upgrade dcrypt-sign to 2.0.0 or later.

Is RUSTSEC-2026-0240 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of RUSTSEC-2026-0240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7j32-2mpw-c784.

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