# CVE-2024-32648: vyper default functions don't respect nonreentrancy keys

- Also known as: PYSEC-2024-163, GHSA-M2V9-W374-5HJ9
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.3.0
- Published: 2024-04-25 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- vyperlang vyper: fixed in 0.3.0
- vyper (PyPI): fixed in 0.3.0
- vyper (PyPI): fixed in 0.3.0

## Description

Vyper is a pythonic Smart Contract Language for the Ethereum virtual machine. Prior to version 0.3.0, default functions don't respect nonreentrancy keys and the lock isn't emitted. No vulnerable production contracts were found. Additionally, using a lock on a `default` function is a very sparsely used pattern. As such, the impact is low. Version 0.3.0 contains a patch for the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vyperlang vyper, vyper, upgrade to a fixed version (0.3.0) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/security/advisories/GHSA-m2v9-w374-5hj9
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/issues/2455
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/commit/93287e5ac184b53b395c907d40701f721daf8177

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