Bug 2461830 (CVE-2026-6986) - CVE-2026-6986 mongoose: Mongoose: Improper cryptographic signature verification
Summary: CVE-2026-6986 mongoose: Mongoose: Improper cryptographic signature verification
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-6986
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Reported: 2026-04-25 17:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-29 12:07 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-25 17:01:29 UTC
A security vulnerability has been detected in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This issue affects the function mg_aes_gcm_decrypt of the file /src/tls_aes128.c of the component GCM Authentication Tag Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper verification of cryptographic signature. The attack may be performed from remote. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitability is assessed as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 7.21 is capable of addressing this issue. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. VulDB has contacted the vendor early and they confirmed quickly, that this issue got fixed already.


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