Bug 2441861 (CVE-2026-2968) - CVE-2026-2968 mongoose: Cesanta Mongoose: Improper cryptographic signature verification in Poly1305 Authentication Tag Handler
Summary: CVE-2026-2968 mongoose: Cesanta Mongoose: Improper cryptographic signature ve...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-2968
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Depends On: 2441873 2441874 2441875 2441876 2441877 2441878 2441879
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-02-23 04:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-02-23 07:44 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-02-23 04:01:22 UTC
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.


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