# CVE-2022-35928: AES Crypt for Linux Password Security Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-08-03 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- paulej AESCrypt: 3.11

## Description

AES Crypt is a file encryption software for multiple platforms. AES Crypt for Linux built using the source on GitHub and having the version number 3.11 has a vulnerability with respect to reading user-provided passwords and confirmations via command-line prompts. Passwords lengths were not checked before being read. This vulnerability may lead to buffer overruns. This does _not_ affect source code found on aescrypt.com, nor is the vulnerability present when providing a password or a key via the `-p` or `-k` command-line options. The problem was fixed via in commit 68761851b and will be included in release 3.16. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should us the `-p` or `-k` options to provide a password or key.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on paulej AESCrypt, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-r7fv-72pg-fwrq
- https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/commit/68761851b595e96c68c3f46bfc21167e72c6a22c

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