Triton VM has a Soundness Vulnerability due to Improper Sampling of RandomnessGHSA-rjr4-v43m-pxq6
Fix: TritonVM/triton-vm@3a045d6GHSA-rjr4-v43m-pxq6 is a security vulnerability in triton-vm. A fix is available for triton-vm — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Real-World Exposure
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Description
In affected versions of Triton VM, the verifier failed to correctly sample randomness in the FRI sub-protocol.
Malicious provers can exploit this to craft proofs for arbitrary statements that this verifier accepts as valid, undermining soundness.
Protocols that rely on proofs and the supplied verifier of the affected versions of Triton VM are completely broken. Protocols implementing their own verifier might be unaffected.
The flaw was corrected in commit 3a045d63, where the relevant randomness is sampled correctly.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | triton-vm | ≥ 0.41.0&&< 2.0.0 | 2.0.0cargo update -p triton-vm --precise 2.0.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for triton-vm, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update triton-vm to 2.0.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-rjr4-v43m-pxq6 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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