CVE-2019-9768
Thinkst Canarytokens through commit hash 4e89ee0 (2019-03-01) relies on limited variation in size, metadata, and timestamp, which makes it easier for attackers to estimate whether a Word document contains a token.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Thinkst Canarytokens through commit hash 4e89ee0 (2019-03-01) relies on limited variation in size, metadata, and timestamp, which makes it easier for attackers to estimate whether a Word document contains a token.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 11.68% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 21 March 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- thinkst/canarytokens
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 8.5% on 21 September 2026 to 11.7% on 3 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152182/Canarytokens-2019-03-01-Detection-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/thinkst/canarytokens/issues/35Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46589/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152182/Canarytokens-2019-03-01-Detection-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/thinkst/canarytokens/issues/35Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46589/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.