CVE-2020-11005

Internal NCryptDecrypt method could be used externally from WindowsHello library.

Published Apr 14, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WindowsHello open source library (NuGet HaemmerElectronics.SeppPenner.WindowsHello), before version 1.0.4, has a vulnerability where encrypted data could potentially be decrypted without needing authentication. If the library is used to encrypt text and write the output to a txt file, another executable could be able to decrypt the text using the static method NCryptDecrypt from this same library without the need to use Windows Hello Authentication again. This has been patched in version 1.0.4.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-0397 The WindowsHello open source library (NuGet HaemmerElectronics.SeppPenner.WindowsHello), before version 1.0.4, has a vulnerability where encrypted data could potentially be decrypted without needing authentication. If the library is used to encrypt text and write the output to a txt file, another executable could be able to decrypt the text using the static method NCryptDecrypt from this same library without the need to use Windows Hello Authentication again. This has been patched in version 1.0.4.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-wvpv-ffcv-r6cw Internal NCryptDecrypt method could be used externally from WindowsHello library.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:21 AM
Reserved
Mar 30, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 14, 2020, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:48 AM