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CVE-2026-4115 (GCVE-0-2026-4115)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-22 12:15 – Updated: 2026-03-23 15:32 Disputed X_Open Source

Title

PuTTY Ed25519 Signature ecc-ssh.c eddsa_verify signature verification

Summary

A vulnerability was detected in PuTTY 0.83. Affected is the function eddsa_verify of the file crypto/ecc-ssh.c of the component Ed25519 Signature Handler. The manipulation results in improper verification of cryptographic signature. The attack may be performed from remote. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The patch is identified as af996b5ec27ab79bae3882071b9d6acf16044549. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a patch for the affected product. However, at the moment there is no proof that this flaw might have any real-world impact.

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:O/RC:C

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:O/RC:C

CWE

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

Assigner

VulDB

References

URL

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	https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.352429	signaturepermissions-required
	https://vuldb.com/?submit.775576	third-party-advisory
	https://github.com/py-thok/putty-ed25519-malleabi…	related
	https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putt…	related
	https://github.com/py-thok/putty-ed25519-malleabi…	exploit
	https://git.tartarus.org/?p=simon/putty.git;a=com…	patch
	https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8032#section-8.4	related

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	PuTTY	Affected: 0.83 cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty::::::::

Credits

pythok (VulDB User) VulDB

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GHSA-P96H-94Q2-FH5V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-22 15:31 – Updated: 2026-03-22 15:31

Details

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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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "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/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",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}

FKIE_CVE-2026-4115

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-22 13:16 - Updated: 2026-03-23 14:31

Severity ?

3.7 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	cna@vuldb.com	https://git.tartarus.org/?p=simon/putty.git;a=commitdiff;h=af996b5ec27ab79bae3882071b9d6acf16044549
	cna@vuldb.com	https://github.com/py-thok/putty-ed25519-malleability-s-plus-l
	cna@vuldb.com	https://github.com/py-thok/putty-ed25519-malleability-s-plus-l/blob/main/poc.py
	cna@vuldb.com	https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.352429
	cna@vuldb.com	https://vuldb.com/?id.352429
	cna@vuldb.com	https://vuldb.com/?submit.775576
	cna@vuldb.com	https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/eddsa-overlarge-s.html
	cna@vuldb.com	https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8032#section-8.4

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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      "sourceIdentifier": "cna@vuldb.com",
      "tags": [
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    }
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      "value": "A vulnerability was detected in PuTTY 0.83. Affected is the function eddsa_verify of the file crypto/ecc-ssh.c of the component Ed25519 Signature Handler. The manipulation results in improper verification of cryptographic signature. The attack may be performed from remote. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The patch is identified as af996b5ec27ab79bae3882071b9d6acf16044549. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a patch for the affected product. However, at the moment there is no proof that this flaw might have any real-world impact."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Una vulnerabilidad fue detectada en PuTTY 0.83. Afectada es la funci\u00f3n eddsa_verify del archivo crypto/ecc-ssh.c del componente Gestor de Firma Ed25519. La manipulaci\u00f3n resulta en verificaci\u00f3n impropia de firma criptogr\u00e1fica. El ataque puede ser realizado desde remoto. El ataque requiere un alto nivel de complejidad. La explotabilidad se dice que es dif\u00edcil. El exploit es ahora p\u00fablico y puede ser usado. La existencia real de esta vulnerabilidad todav\u00eda se duda en este momento. El parche se identifica como af996b5ec27ab79bae3882071b9d6acf16044549. Es aconsejable implementar un parche para corregir este problema. El proveedor fue contactado temprano, respondi\u00f3 de manera muy profesional y r\u00e1pidamente lanz\u00f3 un parche para el producto afectado. Sin embargo, en este momento no hay prueba de que este fallo pueda tener alg\u00fan impacto en el mundo real."
    }
  ],
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  "lastModified": "2026-03-23T14:31:37.267",
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          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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      "source": "cna@vuldb.com",
      "url": "https://git.tartarus.org/?p=simon/putty.git;a=commitdiff;h=af996b5ec27ab79bae3882071b9d6acf16044549"
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    },
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    },
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      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.352429"
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    },
    {
      "source": "cna@vuldb.com",
      "url": "https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/eddsa-overlarge-s.html"
    },
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          "value": "CWE-345"
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  ]
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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CVE-2026-4115 (GCVE-0-2026-4115)

GHSA-P96H-94Q2-FH5V

FKIE_CVE-2026-4115

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