CVE-2026-34610

MEDIUM

leancrypto: Integer truncation in X.509 name parser enables certificate identity impersonation

Title source: cna

Description

The leancrypto library is a cryptographic library that exclusively contains only PQC-resistant cryptographic algorithms. Prior to version 1.7.1, lc_x509_extract_name_segment() casts size_t vlen to uint8_t when storing the Common Name (CN) length. An attacker who crafts a certificate with CN = victim's CN + 256 bytes padding gets cn_size = (uint8_t)(256 + N) = N, where N is the victim's CN length. The first N bytes of the attacker's CN are the victim's identity. After parsing, the attacker's certificate has an identical CN to the victim's — enabling identity impersonation in PKCS#7 verification, certificate chain matching, and code signing. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.1.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 6.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-681
Status published
Products (2)
leancrypto/leancrypto < 1.7.1
smuellerDD/leancrypto < 1.7.1
Published Apr 02, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 03, 2026