> CVE-2026-5246 [MEDIUM]

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PUBLISHED
2026-04-02 10:16
MODIFIED
2026-04-02 10:16
CVSS_SCORE V3
6.3
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.65%
Top 48.8%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD 🔗 2026-04-02 CWE MITRE 🔗 2026-11-01 FIRST EPSS 🔗 2026-11-08 OSV 🔗 2026-11-01

> DESCRIPTION

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.

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

ℹ️ Aucun produit affecté n'a encore été publié par NVD pour cette CVE.

> CVSS V3 METRICS

CVSS_VECTOR
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

> MÉTRIQUES CVSS DÉTAILLÉES

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
Métrique Valeur Interprétation
AV (Vecteur d'Attaque)
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Exploit possible à distance via réseau (HTTP, API, etc.)
AC (Complexité d'Attaque)
Attack Complexity
High (H)
Conditions spécifiques doivent être réunies pour exploiter
PR (Privilèges Requis)
Privileges Required
None (N)
Aucune authentification requise
UI (Interaction Utilisateur)
User Interaction
None (N)
Aucune interaction utilisateur nécessaire
S (Périmètre)
Scope
Unchanged (U)
Impact reste dans le périmètre du composant compromis
C (Impact Confidentialité)
Confidentiality Impact
Low (L)
Divulgation limitée d'informations
I (Impact Intégrité)
Integrity Impact
Low (L)
Modification limitée des données possible
A (Impact Disponibilité)
Availability Impact
Low (L)
Interruption partielle du service possible

> RÉSUMÉ DES IMPACTS

Confidentialité
Low
Divulgation limitée d'informations
Intégrité
Low
Modification limitée des données possible
Disponibilité
Low
Interruption partielle du service possible

> WEAKNESSES

CWE-285 CWE-639

> CWE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

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.

> OSV (GOOGLE OPEN SOURCE VULNERABILITIES)

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

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
Unknown / Unknown
21 versions affected

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
02/04/2026 10:16
Source: NVD
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 01/05/2026 06:01
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
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...
Total des modifications: 1 Dernière mise à jour: 6 months ago

> REFERENCES

https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/0d882f1b43ff2308b7486a56a9d60cd6dba8a...
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/releases/tag/7.21
https://vuldb.com/submit/770104
https://vuldb.com/vuln/354827
https://vuldb.com/vuln/354827/cti
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