# CVE-2020-6861: A flawed protocol design in the Ledger Monero app before 1.5.1 for Ledger Nano and Ledger S devices allows a local attacker to extract the m

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2020-05-06 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A flawed protocol design in the Ledger Monero app before 1.5.1 for Ledger Nano and Ledger S devices allows a local attacker to extract the master spending key by sending crafted messages to this app selected on a PIN-entered Ledger connected to a host PC.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://donjon.ledger.com/lsb/008/
- https://deadcode.me/blog/2020/04/25/Ledger-Monero-app-spend-key-extraction.html
- https://github.com/ph4r05/ledger-app-monero-1.42-vuln

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