CVE-2026-2968

Feb. 23, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

6.3
Medium

Description

A vulnerability was detected in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This impacts the function mg_chacha20_poly1305_decrypt of the file /src/tls_chacha20.c of the component Poly1305 Authentication Tag Handler. The manipulation results in improper verification of cryptographic signature. The attack may be launched remotely. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is said to be difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Cesanta
  • Mongoose
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-345
Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a cesanta mongoose / / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/dwBruijn/CVEs/blob/main/Mongoose/ChaCha20Poly1305.md
https://github.com/dwBruijn/CVEs/blob/main/Mongoose/ChaCha20Poly1305.md#poc
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347335
https://vuldb.com/?id.347335
https://vuldb.com/?submit.757091

Tags

CWE-345
[email protected]
2026-02-23
CVE-2026-2968

CVSS Score

6.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: PROOF_OF_CONCEPT

    • 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

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Timeline

Published: Feb. 23, 2026, 4:16 a.m.
Last Modified: Feb. 23, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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