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GHSA-HM7Q-JQ63-PR78

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-02 12:31 – Updated: 2026-04-02 12:31

Details

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.

Severity ?

5.6 (Medium)


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

2.9 (Low)


                  
                    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

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  "id": "GHSA-hm7q-jq63-pr78",
  "modified": "2026-04-02T12:31:05Z",
  "published": "2026-04-02T12:31:05Z",
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      "url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/770104"
    },
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CVE-2026-5246 (GCVE-0-2026-5246)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-02 09:45 – Updated: 2026-04-02 13:07 X_Open Source

Title

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

Summary

Severity ?

6.3 (Medium)


                        
                          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

5.6 (Medium)


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

5.6 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass
CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Assigner

VulDB

References

URL

Tags

	https://vuldb.com/vuln/354827	vdb-entrytechnical-description
	https://vuldb.com/vuln/354827/cti	signaturepermissions-required
	https://vuldb.com/submit/770104	third-party-advisory
	https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/0d882f…	patch
	https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/releases/tag/7.21	patch
	https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/	product

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 Unaffected: 7.21 cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose::::::::

Credits

the_evilsocket (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team

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GHSA-HM7Q-JQ63-PR78

CVE-2026-5246 (GCVE-0-2026-5246)

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