CVE-2025-52884

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-52884
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-52884.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2025-52884
Aliases
Published
2025-06-24T20:20:17Z
Modified
2026-10-16T02:56:33Z
Severity
  • 1.7 (Low) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U CVSS Calculator
Summary
risc0-ethereum-contracts allows invalid commitment with digest value of zero to be accepted by Steel.validateCommitment
Details

RISC Zero is a zero-knowledge verifiable general computing platform, with Ethereum integration. The risc0-ethereum repository contains Solidity verifier contracts, Steel EVM view call library, and supporting code. Prior to versions 2.1.1 and 2.2.0, the Steel.validateCommitment Solidity library function will return true for a crafted commitment with a digest value of zero. This violates the semantics of validateCommitment, as this does not commitment to a block that is in the current chain. Because the digest is zero, it does not correspond to any block and there exist no known openings. As a result, this commitment will never be produced by a correct zkVM guest using Steel and leveraging this bug to compromise the soundness of a program using Steel would require a separate bug or misuse of the Steel library, which is expected to be used to validate the root of state opening proofs. A fix has been released as part of risc0-ethereum 2.1.1 and 2.2.0. Users for the Steel Solidity library versions 2.1.0 or earlier should ensure they are using Steel.validateCommitment in tandem with zkVM proof verification of a Steel program, as shown in the ERC-20 counter example, and documentation. This is the correct usage of Steel, and users following this pattern are not at risk, and do not need to take action. Users not verifying a zkVM proof of a Steel program should update their application to do so, as this is incorrect usage of Steel.

Database specific 
{
    "cna_assigner":  "GitHub_M",
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-159"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from":  "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/52xxx/CVE-2025-52884.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/risc0/risc0-ethereum

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/risc0/risc0-ethereum
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
0e450a773165d86292875ab73bad40954f71c544
Fixed
3bbac859c7132b21ba5fdf2d47f1dd52e7e73d98
Fixed
382d76a8040068243a5d13e3de50fcca4224b0d6
Database specific
Show details 
{
    "extracted_events":  [
        {
            "range":  [
                {
                    "introduced":  "0"
                },
                {
                    "fixed":  "2.1.1"
                }
            ],
            "source":  "AFFECTED_FIELD",
            "strategy":  "StringRangeExpression"
        },
        {
            "range":  [
                {
                    "fixed":  "3bbac859c7132b21ba5fdf2d47f1dd52e7e73d98"
                }
            ],
            "source":  "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
        },
        {
            "original_tag":  "v2.1.1",
            "range":  [
                {
                    "fixed":  "0e450a773165d86292875ab73bad40954f71c544"
                }
            ],
            "source":  "REFERENCES_TAG"
        },
        {
            "original_tag":  "v2.2.0",
            "range":  [
                {
                    "fixed":  "382d76a8040068243a5d13e3de50fcca4224b0d6"
                }
            ],
            "source":  "REFERENCES_TAG"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

aggregation-v0.*
aggregation-v0.7.0
op-steel-v0.*
op-steel-v0.6.0
v2.*
v2.1.0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-52884.json"