8.1

CVE-2026-5246

Cesanta Mongoose P-384 Public Key mongoose.c mg_tls_verify_cert_signature authorization

A vulnerability was determined in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. Affected is the function mg_tls_verify_cert_signature of the file mongoose.c of the component P-384 Public Key Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization bypass. The attack can be executed remotely. Attacks of this nature are highly complex. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 7.21 is able to address this issue. This patch is called 0d882f1b43ff2308b7486a56a9d60cd6dba8a3f1. The affected component should be upgraded. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
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Cesanta ≫ Mongoose Version >= 7.0 < 7.21
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.62% 0.451
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 8.1 2.2 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cna@vuldb.com 2.9 0 0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
cna@vuldb.com 5.6 2.2 3.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cna@vuldb.com 5.1 4.9 6.4
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-285 Improper Authorization

The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.

https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/0d882f1b43ff2308b7486a56a9d60cd6dba8a3f1
Patch
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/releases/tag/7.21
Product
Release Notes
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/
Product
https://vuldb.com/vuln/354827
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/354827/cti
VDB Entry
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/submit/770104
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry