CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-5246

MediumCVSS 5.6
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.62%

50th percentile - higher than 50% of all known CVEs

Summary

In Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20, the mg_tls_verify_cert_signature function in mongoose.c (P-384 Public Key Handler component) allows authorization bypass. The attack can be executed remotely but is highly complex and difficult to exploit; the exploit has been publicly disclosed.

Risk Assessment

Potential certificate verification bypass and unauthorized access, though the complexity limits the risk.

Recommendation

Upgrade Mongoose to version 7.21 containing patch 0d882f1b43ff2308b7486a56a9d60cd6dba8a3f1.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS