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GHSA-JPRC-MG35-68JQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-23 06:30 – Updated: 2026-02-23 06:30

Details

A vulnerability was detected in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This impacts the function mg_chacha20_poly1305_decrypt of the file /src/tls_chacha20.c of the component Poly1305 Authentication Tag Handler. The manipulation results in improper verification of cryptographic signature. The attack may be launched remotely. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is said to be difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Severity ?

3.7 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

2.9 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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CVE-2026-2968 (GCVE-0-2026-2968)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-23 03:02 – Updated: 2026-02-23 17:26 X_Open Source

Title

Cesanta Mongoose Poly1305 Authentication Tag tls_chacha20.c mg_chacha20_poly1305_decrypt signature verification

Summary

Severity ?

6.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

3.7 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

3.7 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

CWE

CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Assigner

VulDB

References

URL

Tags

	https://vuldb.com/?id.347335	vdb-entrytechnical-description
	https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347335	signaturepermissions-required
	https://vuldb.com/?submit.757091	third-party-advisory
	https://github.com/dwBruijn/CVEs/blob/main/Mongoo…	related
	https://github.com/dwBruijn/CVEs/blob/main/Mongoo…	exploit

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Cesanta	Mongoose	Affected: 7.0 Affected: 7.1 Affected: 7.2 Affected: 7.3 Affected: 7.4 Affected: 7.5 Affected: 7.6 Affected: 7.7 Affected: 7.8 Affected: 7.9 Affected: 7.10 Affected: 7.11 Affected: 7.12 Affected: 7.13 Affected: 7.14 Affected: 7.15 Affected: 7.16 Affected: 7.17 Affected: 7.18 Affected: 7.19 Affected: 7.20 cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose::::::::

Credits

dwbruijn (VulDB User)

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GHSA-JPRC-MG35-68JQ

CVE-2026-2968 (GCVE-0-2026-2968)

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