Unratedamended

Insufficient Entropy in parsel

What to do

Vendor response not established. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check back for a fix.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

npm parsel
Affected
every version
Fixed in
no fixed version recorded

Sources

Open Source Vulnerabilities (OSV.dev), including the GitHub Advisory Database
OSV record GHSA-vjvw-wcmw-pr26 lists affected ranges: npm parsel >=0.0.0
VerifiedObserved 24 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTCStructured OSV record; GitHub-reviewed advisory.
GitHub Advisory Database and maintainer security advisories on GitHub
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-vjvw-wcmw-pr26 lists affected ranges: npm parsel >=0.0.0
VerifiedObserved 26 Oct 2026, 12:09 UTCStructured GitHub Advisory Database record (type=reviewed) from the GitHub REST API.

Severity and exploitation

Exploitation: No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS: not scored
EPSS: No dated EPSS signal available.

Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

All versions of parsel use an insecure key derivation function. The package runs keys of arbitrary lengths through one round of SHA256 hashing for key stretching. This allows for the use of keys of insufficient entropy with inappropriate key stretching. Recommendation The package is deprecated and will not be updated. Consider using an alternative package.

Dates and revisions

Published by the source: 4 Sep 2020, 17:37 UTC
Last modified by the source: 9 Jan 2023, 05:04 UTC
Source last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 12:09 UTC

Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026
Amended from ghsa record GHSA-vjvw-wcmw-pr26
Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026
Published from osv record GHSA-vjvw-wcmw-pr26

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-vjvw-wcmw-pr26

Advisory: Insufficient Entropy in parsel
IDs: GHSA-vjvw-wcmw-pr26
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/ghsa-vjvw-wcmw-pr26 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:09 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Unrated
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm parsel: affected every version

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls parsel --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on parsel.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-vjvw-wcmw-pr26 (OSV record GHSA-vjvw-wcmw-pr26 lists affected ranges: npm parsel >=0.0.0)
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vjvw-wcmw-pr26 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-vjvw-wcmw-pr26 lists affected ranges: npm parsel >=0.0.0)

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