CVE-2026-5246
MEDIUMCesanta Mongoose P-384 Public Key mongoose.c mg_tls_verify_cert_signature authorization
Title source: cnaDescription
A vulnerability was determined in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. Affected is the function mg_tls_verify_cert_signature of the file mongoose.c of the component P-384 Public Key Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization bypass. The attack can be executed remotely. Attacks of this nature are highly complex. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 7.21 is able to address this issue. This patch is called 0d882f1b43ff2308b7486a56a9d60cd6dba8a3f1. The affected component should be upgraded. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Vdb Entry, Technical Description vdb-entry
technical-description
VDB-354827 | Cesanta Mongoose P-384 Public Key mongoose.c mg_tls_verify_cert_signature authorization
https://vuldb.com/vuln/354827
Signature, Permissions Required signature
permissions-required
VDB-354827 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)
https://vuldb.com/vuln/354827/cti
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
Submit #770104 | Cesanta Mongoose 7.20 Authorization Bypass
https://vuldb.com/submit/770104
Product product
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.6
EPSS
0.0062
EPSS Percentile
44.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-285
CWE-639
Status
published
Products (23)
Cesanta/Mongoose
7.0
cesanta/mongoose
7.0 - 7.21
Cesanta/Mongoose
7.1
Cesanta/Mongoose
7.10
Cesanta/Mongoose
7.11
Cesanta/Mongoose
7.12
Cesanta/Mongoose
7.13
Cesanta/Mongoose
7.14
Cesanta/Mongoose
7.15
Cesanta/Mongoose
7.16
... and 13 more
Published
Apr 02, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 02, 2026