FKIE_CVE-2026-46598

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-22 04:16 - Updated: 2026-07-23 16:10
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Summary
For certain crafted inputs, a 'ed25519.PrivateKey' was created by casting malformed wire bytes, leading to a panic when used.
References
security@golang.orghttps://go.dev/cl/781360Issue Tracking
security@golang.orghttps://go.dev/issue/79596Issue Tracking
security@golang.orghttps://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/a082jnz-LvIMailing List
security@golang.orghttps://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5033Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
golang crypto *
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "collectionURL": "https://pkg.go.dev",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "packageName": "golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent",
          "product": "golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent",
          "programRoutines": [
            {
              "name": "parseEd25519Cert"
            },
            {
              "name": "parseEd25519Key"
            },
            {
              "name": "ForwardToAgent"
            },
            {
              "name": "ServeAgent"
            }
          ],
          "vendor": "golang.org/x/crypto",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "0.52.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
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              "versionEndExcluding": "0.52.0",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "For certain crafted inputs, a \u0027ed25519.PrivateKey\u0027 was created by casting malformed wire bytes, leading to a panic when used."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Para ciertas entradas manipuladas, se cre\u00f3 una \u0027ed25519.PrivateKey\u0027 mediante la conversi\u00f3n de bytes de red malformados, lo que provocaba un p\u00e1nico al ser utilizada."
    }
  ],
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  "lastModified": "2026-07-23T16:10:00.137",
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          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
          "baseScore": 5.3,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
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          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2026-05-22T18:12:30.585638Z",
          "version": "2.0.3"
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  "references": [
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ]
}



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