# CVE-2019-11841: GO-2023-1992 - Misleading message verification in golang.org/x/crypto/openpgp/clearsign

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-11841-golang-x-crypto-message-forgery-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-08-23  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-11841 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-08-23

Misleading message verification in golang.org/x/crypto/openpgp/clearsign

Technologies: [golang.org/x/crypto (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/golang-org-x-crypto). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-11841 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-11841 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-11841?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 23 August 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** golang.org/x/crypto (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.0.0-20190424203555-c05e17bb3b2d.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-11841?** Yes. golang.org/x/crypto (Go): upgrade to 0.0.0-20190424203555-c05e17bb3b2d or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-11841?** Check whether you run golang.org/x/crypto (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- golang.org/x/crypto (Go): upgrade to 0.0.0-20190424203555-c05e17bb3b2d or later

  ```sh
  go get golang.org/x/crypto@v0.0.0-20190424203555-c05e17bb3b2d
  ```


## Affected products

- golang.org/x/crypto (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.0.0-20190424203555-c05e17bb3b2d

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-11841
- GHSA-x3jr-pf6g-c48f
- GO-2023-1992

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