CVE-2022-48506

Description

A flawed pseudorandom number generator in Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast Precinct (ICP and ICP2) and ImageCast Evolution (ICE) scanners allows anyone to determine the order in which ballots were cast from public ballot-level data, allowing deanonymization of voted ballots, in several types of scenarios. This issue was observed for use of the following versions of Democracy Suite: 5.2, 5.4-NM, 5.5, 5.5-A, 5.5-B, 5.5-C, 5.5-D, 5.7-A, 5.10, 5.10A, 5.15. NOTE: the Democracy Suite 5.17 EAC Certificate of Conformance mentions "Improved pseudo random number algorithm," which may be relevant.

Category

2.4
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.06%
Third-Party Advisory freedom-to-tinker.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://dvsorder.org product
https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2023/06/14/security-analysis-of-the-dominion-imagecast-x/ third party advisory
https://www.eac.gov/voting-equipment/democracy-suite-517 product us government resource
https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/voting_system/files/D-Suite%205.17%20Certificate%20and%20Scope%20SIGNED.pdf product us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-48506?
CVE-2022-48506 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-48506?
To fix CVE-2022-48506, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-48506 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-48506 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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