How severe is CVE-2024-50354?

CVE-2024-50354 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2024-50354 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (24th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-50354?

CVE-2024-50354 affects Consensys Gnark. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2024-50354?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2024-50354 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2024-50354 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-3021.

When was CVE-2024-50354 published?

CVE-2024-50354 was published on 2024-10-31 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2024-50354

CVE-2024-50354 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Consensys Gnark with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-400.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.5)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (24th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-3021
Weakness: CWE-400
Affected product: Consensys Gnark
Published: 2024-10-31
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

gnark is a fast zk-SNARK library that offers a high-level API to design circuits. In gnark 0.11.0 and earlier, deserialization of Groth16 verification keys allocate excessive memory, consuming a lot of resources and triggering a crash with the error fatal error: runtime: out of memory.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50354?: gnark is a fast zk-SNARK library that offers a high-level API to design circuits. In gnark 0.11.0 and earlier, deserialization of Groth16 verification keys allocate excessive memory, consuming a lot of resources and triggering a crash with the error fatal error: runtime: out of memory.
How severe is CVE-2024-50354?: CVE-2024-50354 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-50354 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (24th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-50354?: CVE-2024-50354 affects Consensys Gnark. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50354?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2024-50354 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2024-50354 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-3021.
When was CVE-2024-50354 published?: CVE-2024-50354 was published on 2024-10-31 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:consensys:gnark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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