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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-2968
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Source-cna@vuldb.com
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-23 Feb, 2026 | 04:16
Updated At-23 Feb, 2026 | 20:17

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.

CISA Catalog
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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary4.06.3MEDIUM
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
Primary3.13.7LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Secondary2.02.6LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Type: Secondary
Version: 4.0
Base score: 6.3
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
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
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 3.7
Base severity: LOW
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Type: Secondary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 2.6
Base severity: LOW
Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CPE Matches

cesanta
cesanta
>>mongoose>>Versions up to 7.20(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-345Primarycna@vuldb.com
CWE-347Primarycna@vuldb.com
CWE ID: CWE-345
Type: Primary
Source: cna@vuldb.com
CWE ID: CWE-347
Type: Primary
Source: cna@vuldb.com
Evaluator Description

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References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://github.com/dwBruijn/CVEs/blob/main/Mongoose/ChaCha20Poly1305.mdcna@vuldb.com
Exploit
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/dwBruijn/CVEs/blob/main/Mongoose/ChaCha20Poly1305.md#poccna@vuldb.com
Exploit
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347335cna@vuldb.com
Permissions Required
VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.347335cna@vuldb.com
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.757091cna@vuldb.com
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: https://github.com/dwBruijn/CVEs/blob/main/Mongoose/ChaCha20Poly1305.md
Source: cna@vuldb.com
Resource:
Exploit
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://github.com/dwBruijn/CVEs/blob/main/Mongoose/ChaCha20Poly1305.md#poc
Source: cna@vuldb.com
Resource:
Exploit
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347335
Source: cna@vuldb.com
Resource:
Permissions Required
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: https://vuldb.com/?id.347335
Source: cna@vuldb.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: https://vuldb.com/?submit.757091
Source: cna@vuldb.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
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