Answer in brief
CVE-2024-23688 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in Consensys Discovery Nonce Reuse. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps tech.pegasys.discovery:discovery (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps tech.pegasys.discovery:discovery (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| tech.pegasys.discovery:discoverygeneric | >=0 <0.4.5 | 0.4.5 |
Published upstream
Jan 19, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 8, 2026
Consensys Discovery versions less than 0.4.5 uses the same AES/GCM nonce for the entire session. which should ideally be unique for every message. The node's private key isn't compromised, only the session key generated for specific peer communication is exposed.
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